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Gala Markia Barden, M.D.

NPI 1578874749ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Memphis, TN

Surgery (M.D.) in Memphis, Tennessee, trained at Meharry Medical College School of Medicine (class of 2010). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $32,924 for 103 patients in 2024, with only 43 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $6,534 in all, mostly education.

Overview

NPI1578874749
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedJun 23, 2010
Last updated in NPPESSep 18, 2018

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X57585TN
Surgery208600000X549694TX

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (TN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients103
Services billed222 across 33 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$32,924

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)43 · 43 30-day fills
Patients22
Total drug cost$172.78
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolMeharry Medical College School of Medicine
Graduation year2010
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$6,534 · 29 payments from 8 companies
  • 2024$196.30 · 9 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Education$4,157 · 3 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$1,447 · 8 payments
  • Food and Beverage$930.24 · 18 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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