Dr. Morris Edward Gales III, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,144
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 388
- Part D claims, 2024
- 164
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Industry payments
- $19
- Practice address
- 2700 Sw 34th St, Ocala, FL 34474
- Practice phone
- Call (352) 854-6262
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Palm Garden of Ocala
Skilled Nursing Facility · Ocala, Florida
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Dr. Morris Edward Gales III is a general surgeon in Ocala, Florida
Dr. Gales practices at Palm Garden of Ocala in Ocala, Florida.
Dr. Gales' NPI, 1538160908, was assigned on August 9, 2005. Dr. Gales graduated from Boonshoft School of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Gales holds Florida license ME129562.
- NPI
- 1538160908NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1153380084
- NPI enumeration date
- August 9, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (352) 854-6262
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 68
- Medical school graduation
- 1984
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Morris Edward Gales III practices at Palm Garden of Ocala in Ocala, Florida
Dr. Gales' primary practice is Palm Garden of Ocala, at 2700 Sw 34th St, Ocala, FL 34474 in Marion County. The practice phone is (352) 854-6262.
- Palm Garden of Ocala2700 Sw 34th St, Ocala, FL 34474 · Marion CountyPhone(352) 854-6262
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Morris Edward Gales III is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Gales' primary practice is Palm Garden of Ocala in Ocala, Florida. The medical group on file is Florida Post Acute Care Clinicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gales to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Morris Edward Gales III's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gales practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Palm Garden of Ocala | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Morris Edward Gales III is one of 1,593 general surgeons in Florida
Surgery is Dr. Gales' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Gales' licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, FloridaPrimary
- General practice, Michigan
General surgeons near Dr. Gales
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Morris Edward Gales III billed Medicare for 3,144 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,144 Medicare services from Dr. Gales across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 388 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $253,099 for them.
Dr. Gales' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,1472024: 1,57627%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,1262024: 1,40725%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 722024: 161124%
Where Dr. Gales' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,83858%
- In a facility1,30642%
Dr. Gales compared with the Florida median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Gales
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 3,144vs 19815.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 388vs 1332.9 times
- Part D claims
- 105vs 432.4 times
Medians across 1,425 general surgeons in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Gales' 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. Morris Edward Gales III treated 388 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 388 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gales in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 130 patients. 75% of them have depression, and 75% have high blood pressure. 63% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.72, 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. Gales' median patient age at 79, with 51% women.
Dr. Gales' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Gales' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women20954%
- Men17946%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Gales' Medicare patients, 2024
- Depression75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders75%
- Arthritis61%
- Diabetes61%
- Heart failure58%
- Anxiety55%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Gales' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 79
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Morris Edward Gales III wrote 164 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Gales wrote 164 Medicare Part D claims for 53 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 105 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,357 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 31 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Gales' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic145 claims88%
- Brand-name19 claims12%
Dr. Gales' 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. Gales' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics33%54 of 164 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: 312024: 105239%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 2 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. Morris Edward Gales III scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Gales for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Gales accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 632 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Gales, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Gales' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Gales ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 98th percentile632 procedures
- Removal of skin lesions
- 79th percentile187 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Morris Edward Gales III received $19 in industry payments in 2016
CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Gales from 1 drug or device company in 2016. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. ViiV Healthcare Company paid the most, $19.
Companies that paid Dr. Gales the most, 2016 to 2016
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Morris Edward Gales III graduated from Boonshoft School of Medicine
Dr. Gales graduated from Boonshoft School of Medicine in 1984.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Morris Edward Gales III accepts plans from 6 insurance carriers
Dr. Gales is in network with 6 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Health Alliance Plan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Health Alliance Plan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- CMS Medicare
- HCSC
Plan types Dr. Gales accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare4
- EPO3
- HMO3
- POS3
- PPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Morris Edward Gales III'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Morris Edward Gales III's NPI number?
Dr. Morris Edward Gales III's NPI number is 1538160908. It was assigned on August 9, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Morris Edward Gales III?
Dr. Morris Edward Gales III is a general surgeon in Ocala, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Morris Edward Gales III practice?
Dr. Gales practices at 2700 Sw 34th St, Ocala, FL 34474. Dr. Gales' primary practice is Palm Garden of Ocala in Ocala, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gales to 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Morris Edward Gales III's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Gales is (352) 854-6262.
What is Dr. Morris Edward Gales III's medical license number?
Dr. Gales holds Florida license ME129562, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Morris Edward Gales III been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Gales in Florida (2016 to 2027) and Michigan (1985 to 2023).
What medical group is Dr. Morris Edward Gales III part of?
Dr. Gales is linked to Florida Post Acute Care Clinicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Gales to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Morris Edward Gales III accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gales billed Medicare for 3,144 services in 2024, and Dr. Gales accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Morris Edward Gales III's MIPS score?
Dr. Gales' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Morris Edward Gales III see?
CMS counts 388 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gales in 2024, with an average age of 78.
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What services does Dr. Morris Edward Gales III bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Gales' most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99308), surgery: skin and soft tissue (11042) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (11043).
Where did Dr. Morris Edward Gales III go to medical school?
Dr. Gales graduated from Boonshoft School of Medicine in 1984.
What drugs does Dr. Morris Edward Gales III prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gales' most prescribed drugs by claims were Doxycycline Hyclate, Gentamicin Sulfate and Mupirocin.
Has Dr. Morris Edward Gales III received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $19 in general payments to Dr. Gales from 1 company from 2016 to 2016. The largest total came from ViiV Healthcare Company.
How long has Dr. Morris Edward Gales III been practicing?
Dr. Gales graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Morris Edward Gales III accept?
Dr. Gales is in network with 6 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Health Alliance Plan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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