Thomas Joseph Gal, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Lexington, KY
Thomas Joseph Gal, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1902884182, issued on Jan 6, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 40491, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Joseph Gal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License numbers
- 40491 KY
18540 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 740 S Limestone B317 Ear Nose And Throat, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (859) 257-5405
- Enumerated
- Jan 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (859) 257-4644
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070301000073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Joseph Gal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 40491Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
209 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl34 claims
- Ibuprofen12 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): 100 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: $217.09
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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 one group practice
- Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Joseph Gal among 149 otolaryngology physician records in Kentucky
Thomas Joseph Gal, M.D. is one of 149 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 82% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 105 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 149 otolaryngology physician records in Kentucky.
All 149 in Kentucky → Every provider in Lexington → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rony Aouad, MDLexington, KY 405361871774729
- Sanford Archer, MDLexington, KY 405361396783411
- Brett Comer, MDLexington, KY 405361861648396
- Quinn Dunlap, MDLexington, KY 405361528454881
- Andrew Ebelhar, MDLexington, KY 405361164782306
- Kyle Fletcher, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361699050286
- Mark Fritz, MDLexington, KY 405361336430255
- Nikita Gupta, MDLexington, KY 405361356633150
Common questions
What is Thomas Joseph Gal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Joseph Gal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902884182, issued on Jan 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Joseph Gal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 740 S Limestone B317 Ear Nose And Throat, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 257-5405. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Joseph Gal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 40491, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas Joseph Gal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Joseph Gal, M.D. had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Joseph Gal, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.