Providers
NIHAR GALA, M.D.
NPI 1740660992, individual, Harrington, DE, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine
3
Evidence tier
charged in a public enforcement record
- Charged (complaint) per a Department of Justice release dated June 30, 2026, not adjudicated.
score 60 of 100, rank 5994, $0 at stake
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | NIHAR GALA, M.D. |
| Type | Individual |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | June 3, 2015, last updated June 11, 2019 |
| Practice location | 1000 MIDWAY DR STE 3, Harrington, DE 19952-2448, 800-818-8680 |
| Specialties | Anesthesiology, Addiction Medicine (207LA0401X, license C1-0011360 DE) Internal Medicine (207R00000X, license C1-0011360 DE) Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine (207LP2900X, primary, license C1-0011360 DE) |
In this area
5 providers in Kent County, DE carry an indicator in the public record, with $3.1M at stake between them. The most common is paid after a public list action, on 2 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 2. 2 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EMPIRE MEDICAL LLC Camden, DE, ranked 1 | $2.4M |
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| 1 | DELAWARE WALK-IN MEDICAL, LLC Camden, DE, ranked 143 | $114K |
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| 3 | CENTER AT EDEN HILL LLC Dover, DE, ranked 1913 | $0 |
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| 4 | PRAKASH VAIDY Camden, DE, ranked 7924 | $540K |
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| 5 | HIEN NGUYEN Camden, DE, ranked 11696 | $71K |
Recent enforcement in DE
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJPleaded guiltyJul 2, 2026
South Dakota Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft and Obtaining Drugs by Fraud
Mauldin used his access as a medical biller and credentialer to steal medical professionals' licensure information to order thousands of opioid pills, falsified his own electronic medical records to pose as a cancer patient and obtain pain management services paid by his private health insurer, and held himself out as a licensed nurse to perform Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy and submit false claims to Medicaid.
DOJComplaint filedJun 30, 2026
Civil Complaint Filed Over False Laboratory Claims
The United States alleges the defendants violated the False Claims Act by submitting thousands of claims to government health care programs for laboratory diagnostic tests that lacked a valid medical purpose, were conducted in violation of laboratory clinical standards, and in numerous cases were not conducted at all.
DOJCivil settlementApr 29, 2026
Former Delaware Physician to Pay $180,000 to Resolve Allegations of Genetic Testing Fraud
A physician agreed to pay $180,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that she ordered medically unnecessary genetic tests for more than 100 Medicare beneficiaries with whom she had no established physician-patient relationship, often based only on brief telemedicine consultations or none at all.
DOJIndictedDec 15, 2025
Medical Biller Charged with Diverting Opioids and Federal Health Care Fraud
A medical biller and credentialer used stolen identities and licensure information of medical professionals to order and prescribe himself thousands of opioid pills, falsified his own medical records to obtain pain management treatment paid by a private insurer, and submitted false claims to Medicaid for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy he performed while posing as a nurse.
DOJComplaint filedJul 7, 2025
United States Files False Claim Act Complaint Against Delaware Medical Provider
The United States alleges that Dr. Mufti referred more than 100 Medicare beneficiaries for medically unnecessary genetic laboratory tests based on brief telemedicine consultations or no consultation, causing false claims to Medicare.
Referral packet
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