Dr. Claudio H. Gallego, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,094
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 341
- Part D claims, 2024
- 6,892
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $1,857
- Practice address
- 1135 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA 91790
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Queen's Dialysis Unit, Inc - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · West Covina, California
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Dr. Claudio H. Gallego is a nephrologist in West Covina, California
Dr. Gallego practices at Queen's Dialysis Unit, Inc - HOPD in West Covina, California.
Dr. Gallego's NPI, 1285649962, was assigned on July 30, 2006. Dr. Gallego holds California license G60873.
- NPI
- 1285649962NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7416990072
- NPI enumeration date
- July 30, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 34
- Medical school graduation
- 2018
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Claudio H. Gallego practices at Queen's Dialysis Unit, Inc - HOPD in West Covina, California
Dr. Gallego's primary practice is Queen's Dialysis Unit, Inc - HOPD, at 1135 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA 91790.
- Queen's Dialysis Unit, Inc - HOPD1135 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA 91790
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Claudio H. Gallego is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Gallego's primary practice is Queen's Dialysis Unit, Inc - HOPD in West Covina, California. Dr. Gallego is also affiliated with Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital. The medical group on file is California Kidney Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gallego to 2 more hospitals, 2 dialysis centers, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency, 1 hospice and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Claudio H. Gallego's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gallego practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Queen's Dialysis Unit, Inc - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +8 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Claudio H. Gallego is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California
Nephrology is Dr. Gallego's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Gallego is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Gallego is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, acute stomach ulcer, cardiac arrhythmia, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease, circulatory problems in extremities and fluid and electrolyte imbalances among the conditions Dr. Gallego treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Gallego
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Claudio H. Gallego billed Medicare for 2,094 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,094 Medicare services from Dr. Gallego across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 341 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $259,562 for them.
Dr. Gallego's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,4632024: 1,6009%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 5062024: 4942%
- Other services
- 2023: 162024: 0100%
Where Dr. Gallego's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,23059%
- In a facility86441%
Dr. Gallego compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Gallego
- California median
- Medicare services
- 2,094vs 1,08493% above
- Medicare patients
- 341vs 30711% above
- Part D claims
- 6,228vs 9556.5 times
Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Gallego's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Claudio H. Gallego treated 341 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 341 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gallego in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 102 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have diabetes. 70% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.79, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Gallego's median patient age at 72, with 52% women.
Dr. Gallego's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Gallego's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15947%
- Men18253%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Gallego's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- Diabetes75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Heart failure54%
- Ischemic heart disease46%
- Arthritis42%
- Atrial fibrillation36%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Gallego's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Claudio H. Gallego wrote 6,892 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Gallego wrote 6,892 Medicare Part D claims for 425 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,228 of them, across 103 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $777,895 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,883 claims across 97 drugs.
Dr. Gallego's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic5,705 claims83%
- Brand-name1,015 claims15%
- Other172 claims2%
Dr. Gallego's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Gallego's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%35 of 6,892 claims
- Antibiotics3%204 of 6,892 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5,8832024: 6,2286%
Drugs named by CMS: 103 in 2024, 97 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Claudio H. Gallego offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Gallego accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Gallego as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Claudio H. Gallego received $1,857 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 60 general payments to Dr. Gallego from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 90% of the total. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. paid the most, $336. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $4,038 in 2016.
General payments to Dr. Gallego by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Gallego by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,67190%
- Education$1367%
- Speaker and faculty fees$493%
Companies that paid Dr. Gallego the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Claudio H. Gallego is board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in nephrology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Claudio H. Gallego accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers
Dr. Gallego is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Humana
- LA Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Molina
- +2 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Gallego accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO7
- HMO6
- POS3
- EPO2
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Claudio H. Gallego's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Claudio H. Gallego's NPI number?
Dr. Claudio H. Gallego's NPI number is 1285649962. It was assigned on July 30, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Claudio H. Gallego?
Dr. Claudio H. Gallego is a nephrologist in West Covina, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Claudio H. Gallego practice?
Dr. Gallego practices at 1135 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA 91790. Dr. Gallego's primary practice is Queen's Dialysis Unit, Inc - HOPD in West Covina, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gallego to 2 hospitals, 2 dialysis centers, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency, 1 hospice and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Claudio H. Gallego's medical license number?
Dr. Gallego holds California license G60873.
Which hospitals is Dr. Claudio H. Gallego affiliated with?
Dr. Gallego is affiliated with Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Gallego to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Claudio H. Gallego part of?
Dr. Gallego is linked to California Kidney Specialists. Dmand AI links Dr. Gallego to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Claudio H. Gallego accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gallego billed Medicare for 2,094 services in 2024, and Dr. Gallego accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Claudio H. Gallego offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Gallego as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Claudio H. Gallego see?
CMS counts 341 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gallego in 2024, with an average age of 72.
Is Dr. Claudio H. Gallego board certified?
Yes. Dr. Gallego is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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What services does Dr. Claudio H. Gallego bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Gallego's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), dialysis (90960) and care management and other visits (99439).
What drugs does Dr. Claudio H. Gallego prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gallego's most prescribed drugs by claims were Carvedilol, Nifedipine ER and Calcium Acetate.
Has Dr. Claudio H. Gallego received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,857 in general payments to Dr. Gallego from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Claudio H. Gallego been practicing?
Dr. Gallego graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Claudio H. Gallego accept?
Dr. Gallego is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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