Dr. Walter Ernst Galicich, MD

Dr. Galicich practices at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, part of Hennepin County.

Dr. Galicich's NPI, 1457369241, was assigned on August 4, 2006. Dr. Galicich graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 1992. Dr. Galicich's Minnesota license number on file is 38689.

Dr. Galicich's primary practice is Hennepin County Medical Center, at 701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415 in Hennepin County. The practice phone is (612) 873-3000.

Dr. Galicich's primary practice is Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, part of Hennepin County. Dr. Galicich is also affiliated with Abbott Northwestern Hospital. The medical group on file is Buffalo Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Galicich to 1 more medical group, named with a free account. Dr. Galicich's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Galicich practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Galicich's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Galicich is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Galicich has a license on file in Minnesota.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Galicich treats.

CMS data shows 110 Medicare services from Dr. Galicich across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 124 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,602 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 124 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Galicich in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 48 patients. 71% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have arthritis. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.68, 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. Galicich's median patient age at 59, with 42% women.

In 2024, Dr. Galicich wrote 104 Medicare Part D claims for 48 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 31 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $140 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 30 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Galicich for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Galicich accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 83 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Galicich, more than 69% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Galicich, published from 2005 to 2025. Dr. Galicich has published most often in Neurosurg Rev. Dr. Galicich's most frequent co-authors are Kaushik Ravipati, MD, Christopher D. Roark, MD and Farhan Siddiq, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Galicich from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Medtronic USA, Inc. paid the most, $468.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Galicich, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Dr. Galicich graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 1992. Dr. Galicich is a member of AACS, AANS and CNS.

Dr. Galicich is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.