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Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician in Gulfport, Mississippi.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 147,760 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
326
Medicare Part D claims · 99 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 3K
MIPS score
55.7/100
▼ 28 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
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What the federal data shows

Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 55.7/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 326 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

55.7/100
MIPS score · -28 vs avg
326
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥5th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

56 ≥ 5th percentile 5% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. sits

This provider among family medicine physician peers

Across the 21,266 family medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 18% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 6% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 6
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one family medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/25/2006

NPI 1215963723

Primary specialty

Family Medicine Physician

High-volume

147,760 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

326 90% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,418

MIPS final score

55.7/100 27.8 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Mississippi

How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Mississippi providers

Mississippi providers
Family Nurse Practitioner8.8%Mental Health Counselor8.1%Pharmacist5.6%Student in an Organized Heal…5%Physical Therapist4.2%Speech-Language Pathologist3.7%Family Medicine Physician2.8%
Largest specialties in Mississippi (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Medicine Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
55.7/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Family Medicine Physician) - 55.7/100 vs national avg 83.5

0%100%National avg84%55.7%
MIPS final score (Family Medicine Physician) - 55.7/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Family Medicine Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 130 DARRAN ST, Gulfport, MS, 39503, with a listed phone of (228) 831-1988. NPI 1215963723 was issued on 06/25/2006.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 326 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 99 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $48K in drug spend. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 55.7/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 67.5, Cost 51.3), compared with the 83.5 average among clinicians with a measured score.

Family Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 147,760 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 3,418 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.

Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

130 DARRAN ST
Gulfport, MS 39503
(228) 831-1988

Provider Details

NPI 1215963723
Specialty Family Medicine Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 06/25/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

55.6538
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
67.5171
Quality
51.3288
Cost
0
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Dhhs Phs Naihs Shiprock Hospital
Shiprock, NM

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

326
Total Claims
$48K
Total Drug Cost
99
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
627
Total Day Supply
18,254
Generic Drug Cost
$6K
Antibiotic Claims
15

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
70.6 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.45
Gender Split
63% female / 37% male
Age Distribution
<65: 22, 65-74: 39, 75-84: 26, 85+: 12

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Lisinopril
 26
Atorvastatin Calcium
 25
Amlodipine Besylate
 23
Fluticasone Propionate
 20
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
15
Gabapentin
 15

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Family Medicine Physician Overview

How Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

147,760
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,418
Avg Claims per Provider

Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D.'s 326 claims are below the specialty average of 3,418.

Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in Mississippi

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Mississippi, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Foster-Galbraith.

Dr. Rolando Abangan
M.D.
Meridian, MS
Dr. Abdu Mohamed Abdallah Ahmed
MD
Jackson, MS
Dr. Kevin Abel
M.D.
Baldwyn, MS
Dr. George Abraham
MD
Vicksburg, MS
Dr. Audie Adams
M.D.
Senatobia, MS

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Gulfport, Mississippi. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. wrote 326 Medicare Part D claims totaling $48K in drug costs for 99 beneficiaries.
What is Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 55.7/100 (Quality: 67.5, Cost: 51.3). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. located? ▼
Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. is located at 130 DARRAN ST, Gulfport, MS, 39503. Phone: (228) 831-1988.
What is Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215963723, issued on 06/25/2006.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 147,760 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,418 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Lisinopril, Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 326 Part D claims and 99 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Paulette Foster-Galbraith, M.D.'s NPI is 1215963723 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

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