Preston Carr Gallaher, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Preston Carr Gallaher, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1578784773, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 29251, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Preston Carr Gallaher
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 29251 AL
21632 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Uab Department OF Emergency Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35249
- Phone
- (205) 934-3640
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110805000361); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Preston Carr Gallaher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29251Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
720 Medicare Part D claims for 413 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 150 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl110 claims
- Ondansetron Odt60 claims
- Prednisone60 claims
- Cephalexin58 claims
- Meloxicam57 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen35 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $35.31
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 5 group practices
- Emergency Coverage LLCCovington, TN
- Relias Emergency Medicine Specialists OF Amory, LLCAmory, MS
- Relias Emergency Medicine Specialists OF Tupelo LLCTupelo, MS
- Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCNew Albany, MS
- United Emergency Services Inc.Booneville, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
238 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 238 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Preston Carr Gallaher, M.D.'s NPI number?
Preston Carr Gallaher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578784773, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Preston Carr Gallaher, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Uab Department OF Emergency Medicine, Birmingham, AL, 35249. Phone: (205) 934-3640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Preston Carr Gallaher, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 29251, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Preston Carr Gallaher, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Preston Carr Gallaher, M.D. had 720 Medicare Part D claims for 413 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Preston Carr Gallaher, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.