NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven S. Galen, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Steven S. Galen, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1396702320, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (California G79710, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396702320
Name
Steven S. Galen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G79710 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2080 Century Park E Ste 1609, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone
(310) 277-1222
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 20, 2025
Fax
(310) 553-6929
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070312000575); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,085 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 183 claims were for opioids.

  1. Steven Galen5,085
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium325 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium285 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium178 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate151 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate119 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl119 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score95.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%15.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,788.02

64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Steven Galen$1,788.02
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Steven S. Galen among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Steven S. Galen, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,423 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 1,423 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricia Chang, M.D.Century City, CA 900671508886508
  2. Ali Enayati, M.D., M.P.H.Los Angeles, CA 900671043269194
  3. Jeremy Fine, MDLos Angeles, CA 900671225073190
  4. Eugene Fishman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900671780791830
  5. Elie Gindi, MDLos Angeles, CA 900671245289412
  6. Roya Golshani, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900671033144522
  7. Teresa Merced, MDLos Angeles, CA 900671083645550
  8. Richard Metz, MD FACPLos Angeles, CA 900671821082447

Common questions

What is Steven S. Galen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Steven S. Galen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396702320, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven S. Galen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2080 Century Park E Ste 1609, Los Angeles, CA, 90067. Phone: (310) 277-1222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven S. Galen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G79710, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Steven S. Galen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven S. Galen, M.D. had 5,085 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Steven S. Galen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.2 of 100. 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.

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