Gary C. Vitale, MD
NPI 1336128867ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Louisville, KY
Surgery (MD) in Louisville, Kentucky, trained at Yale University School of Medicine (class of 1979). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $866,378 for 837 claims, against $96,259 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $459.75 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1336128867 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 12, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 20, 2009 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 20934 | KY |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (KY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 297 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 908 across 50 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $96,259 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 837 · 1,167 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 194 |
| Total drug cost | $866,378 |
| Generic share | 59% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Yale University School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1979 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- University of Louisville Physicians IncLouisville, KY · 1,445 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville, KY
- Norton-King's Daughters' HealthMadison, IN
- The Medical Center (Bowling Green)Bowling Green, KY
- University of Louisville HospitalLouisville, KY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$459.75 · 16 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$390.89 · 13 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $234.62 | 12 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $123.27 | 1 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $101.86 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$459.75 · 16 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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