Samuel Galgano, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, ALNPI 1518226935
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Varian Medical Systems, Inc. at 53.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $455 and has fallen 92.8% since, to $33 in 2024.
Across 17 payments — averaging $70.89 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Varian Medical Systems, Inc.$645
- Blue Earth Diagnostics$232
- Argon Medical Devices, Inc.$125
- Advanced Accelerator Applications$110
- Stryker$25
- GE HealthCare$24
- plus $45 from 2 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $2402.50 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Blue Earth Diagnostics$5K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$64554%
- Food & beverage$56046%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $645 |
| Blue Earth Diagnostics | 2 | $232 |
| Argon Medical Devices, Inc. | 8 | $125 |
| Advanced Accelerator Applications | 1 | $110 |
| Stryker | 1 | $25 |
| GE HealthCare | 1 | $24 |
| Bayer Healthcare LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$1,205 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 448 diagnostic radiology providers in Alabama.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other diagnostic radiology in Birmingham
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- Jubal WattsBirmingham$113K
- Jonathan McConathyBirmingham$34K
- George NewmanBirmingham$15K
- Alyssa KnightBirmingham$14K
- Michelle RobbinBirmingham$8K
- Pamela KulbackBirmingham$7K
- Robert StiboltBirmingham$5K
- Jeong Mi ParkBirmingham$5K
- Jessica ZarzourBirmingham$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.