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Gale Hylton, MD

Psychiatry · Palo Alto

NPI 1043321367

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California Medical Board record

Licence G70760 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1991 · expires 2026-11-30 · University of Virginia School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$157,645

Pharmacies billed $157,645 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 916) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical psychiatry & neurology clinician is at 0%.

818 generic and 98 brand-name prescriptions · $157,645 in drug cost · 55 antipsychotic prescriptions to people over 65.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Wellbutrin Xl17$39,066$2,298
Lamictal23$33,503$1,457
Emsam13$27,338$2,103
Trintellix12$5,704$475
Aripiprazole38$5,478$144
See all 29 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Wellbutrin Xl17$39,066$2,298
Lamictal23$33,503$1,457
Emsam13$27,338$2,103
Trintellix12$5,704$475
Aripiprazole38$5,478$144
Lamotrigine Er11$4,245$386
Klonopin11$3,612$328
Duloxetine89$2,194$25
Ramelteon18$1,749$97
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er15$1,346$90
Escitalopram53$1,064$20
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er13$1,007$77
Trazodone20$924$46
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate18$784$44
Lorazepam55$715$13
Venlafaxine Hcl Er13$596$46
Lamotrigine45$590$13
Clonazepam66$566$9
Methylphenidate20$564$28
Olanzapine24$415$17
Buspirone40$405$10
Fluoxetine15$326$22
Bupropion Hcl Sr28$321$11
Prazosin11$250$23
Nortriptyline15$224$15
Sertraline15$189$13
Alprazolam21$181$9
Zolpidem15$163$11
Citalopram Hbr26$88$3

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024916560% (0)11%$157,645
202395659None12%$171,238
202297562None11%$217,985
202197358None14%$242,725
20201,022540% (0)16%$224,970
2019950560% (0)18%$171,506
2018722530% (0)14%$102,209
2017854520% (0)16%$116,861
20161,2511190% (0)14%$150,012
20152,254162None11%$201,169
20141,9851491% (26)10%$203,079
20132,0811511% (28)18%$267,782

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 31 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Lamictal11$38,684$3,517
Emsam11$27,693$2,518
Abilify15$27,434$1,829
Trintellix13$6,348$488
Klonopin12$4,586$382
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er11$2,933$267
Duloxetine118$2,444$21
Protriptyline12$1,267$106
Phenelzine Sulfate12$1,213$101
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate17$1,186$70
Lorazepam48$1,006$21
Lamotrigine57$898$16
Clonazepam71$891$13
Olanzapine34$827$24
Escitalopram41$812$20
Fluoxetine19$673$35
Aripiprazole17$581$34
Trazodone30$537$18
Venlafaxine Hcl Er19$528$28
Bupropion Xl15$475$32
Buspirone25$470$19
Temazepam11$406$37
Nortriptyline22$336$15
Bupropion19$265$14
Alprazolam23$238$10
Mirtazapine12$224$19
Citalopram Hbr26$196$8
Bupropion Hcl Sr17$183$11
Lithium Carbonate Er14$182$13
Quetiapine20$144$7
Sertraline13$98$8

2022: 30 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Lamictal15$51,206$3,414
Wellbutrin Xl20$40,488$2,024
Abilify13$27,852$2,142
Cymbalta17$13,577$799
Klonopin14$4,683$335
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er14$3,865$276
Duloxetine109$3,289$30
Desipramine13$2,458$189
Olanzapine42$1,128$27
Lamotrigine66$874$13
Venlafaxine Hcl Er24$873$36
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate22$871$40
Clonazepam79$843$11
Trazodone45$788$18
Escitalopram48$693$14
Quetiapine26$691$27
Aripiprazole16$671$42
Buspirone32$570$18
Fluoxetine16$464$29
Lorazepam46$463$10
Gabapentin13$460$35
Alprazolam26$415$16
Bupropion Hcl Sr28$356$13
Lithium Carbonate Er34$339$10
Bupropion Xl11$244$22
Nortriptyline17$238$14
Sertraline29$193$7
Bupropion11$147$13
Zolpidem13$146$11
Citalopram Hbr13$65$5

2021: 31 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Lamictal15$43,321$2,888
Wellbutrin Xl22$42,744$1,943
Abilify12$41,146$3,429
Latuda12$17,638$1,470
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er58$13,659$235
Cymbalta15$11,512$767
Viibryd13$4,177$321
Klonopin14$3,897$278
Duloxetine83$3,070$37
Desipramine24$2,133$89
Aripiprazole34$1,938$57
Quetiapine44$1,637$37
Olanzapine39$1,492$38
Lamotrigine64$1,341$21
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate18$1,239$69
Trazodone34$1,070$31
Phenelzine Sulfate11$999$91
Celecoxib11$948$86
Clonazepam69$859$12
Venlafaxine Hcl Er14$511$37
Methylphenidate11$459$42
Escitalopram23$440$19
Methylphenidate Er12$432$36
Buspirone32$386$12
Lorazepam29$371$13
Gabapentin16$325$20
Alprazolam27$317$12
Lithium Carbonate Er37$312$8
Bupropion Hcl Sr25$305$12
Sertraline28$259$9
Nortriptyline11$158$14

2020: 29 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Lamictal27$41,900$1,552
Wellbutrin Xl24$41,264$1,719
Abilify15$31,548$2,103
Cymbalta18$13,645$758
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er51$7,475$147
Desvenlafaxine Er15$3,523$235
Duloxetine69$3,121$45
Desipramine37$3,043$82
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate20$2,634$132
Olanzapine33$2,108$64
Aripiprazole49$1,475$30
Venlafaxine Hcl Er28$1,230$44
Trazodone33$1,111$34
Modafinil23$908$39
Lamotrigine61$891$15
Citalopram Hbr37$883$24
Clonazepam57$596$10
Quetiapine32$577$18
Celecoxib12$567$47
Gabapentin17$520$31
Buspirone25$498$20
Bupropion Xl13$473$36
Lithium Carbonate Er39$464$12
Escitalopram17$420$25
Sertraline31$384$12
Alprazolam34$279$8
Fluoxetine20$253$13
Lorazepam17$241$14
Nortriptyline11$173$16

2019: 30 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Wellbutrin Xl24$38,330$1,597
Abilify22$29,583$1,345
Cymbalta16$11,854$741
Klonopin33$7,608$231
Desvenlafaxine Er25$6,712$268
Aripiprazole37$5,841$158
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er48$5,713$119
Vyvanse12$3,875$323
Duloxetine61$3,741$61
Desipramine33$2,567$78
Olanzapine33$1,364$41
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate14$1,239$88
Lamotrigine69$1,198$17
Prazosin18$1,074$60
Trazodone34$998$29
Venlafaxine Hcl Er23$966$42
Modafinil24$920$38
Buspirone35$742$21
Clonazepam52$580$11
Escitalopram22$579$26
Quetiapine23$571$25
Sertraline36$507$14
Gabapentin16$499$31
Lithium Carbonate Er36$442$12
Lorazepam31$404$13
Citalopram Hbr15$374$25
Fluoxetine14$367$26
Methylphenidate11$348$32
Alprazolam22$307$14
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine11$301$27

2018: 21 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Cymbalta16$11,474$717
Paxil15$5,201$347
Klonopin20$4,823$241
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er29$3,760$130
Duloxetine67$3,083$46
Atomoxetine16$2,152$134
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate13$1,532$118
Aripiprazole20$1,528$76
Clonazepam64$948$15
Olanzapine30$775$26
Venlafaxine Hcl Er28$587$21
Buspirone42$537$13
Trazodone23$502$22
Escitalopram31$476$15
Fluoxetine22$359$16
Sertraline47$291$6
Quetiapine28$291$10
Gabapentin12$287$24
Lorazepam35$232$7
Lamotrigine21$201$10
Alprazolam11$136$12

2017: 26 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Chlorpromazine12$13,112$1,093
Cymbalta16$10,447$653
Paxil31$7,123$230
Aripiprazole38$4,786$126
Klonopin21$4,070$194
Duloxetine48$2,411$50
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate11$2,186$199
Desipramine16$1,839$115
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er11$1,810$165
Atomoxetine12$1,642$137
Olanzapine54$1,440$27
Clonazepam48$1,012$21
Escitalopram53$756$14
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine11$737$67
Lamotrigine36$583$16
Trazodone32$528$17
Fluoxetine38$524$14
Quetiapine39$518$13
Buspirone20$388$19
Bupropion Hcl Sr11$346$31
Gabapentin26$345$13
Venlafaxine Hcl Er20$332$17
Mirtazapine11$272$25
Sertraline23$244$11
Lorazepam37$169$5
Alprazolam22$164$7

2016: 38 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Pristiq21$18,631$887
Cymbalta20$11,463$573
Aripiprazole38$9,633$253
Paxil28$6,778$242
Strattera16$6,151$384
Duloxetine76$4,337$57
Desipramine27$4,161$154
Viibryd11$3,548$323
Chlorpromazine14$3,480$249
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate14$2,280$163
Bupropion Hcl Sr17$1,574$93
Quetiapine59$1,432$24
Bupropion Xl17$1,341$79
Lamotrigine83$1,284$15
Olanzapine51$1,081$21
Venlafaxine Hcl Er58$988$17
Fluoxetine61$958$16
Clonazepam59$951$16
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine14$916$65
Escitalopram55$800$15
Bupropion14$782$56
Divalproex12$578$48
Methylphenidate14$514$37
Lorazepam55$477$9
Trazodone36$467$13
Mirtazapine28$444$16
Gabapentin25$410$16
Nortriptyline20$355$18
Synthroid11$352$32
Risperidone13$323$25
Sertraline30$290$10
Alprazolam20$290$14
Buspirone20$226$11
Topiramate19$206$11
Lithium Carbonate12$152$13
Lithium Carbonate Er11$128$12
Diazepam12$116$10
Zolpidem12$73$6

2015: 47 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Wellbutrin Xl27$36,227$1,342
Abilify17$17,917$1,054
Pristiq Er20$15,200$760
Strattera32$11,632$363
Aripiprazole21$11,539$549
Duloxetine131$10,464$80
Cymbalta12$5,326$444
Viibryd13$3,900$300
Rozerem13$3,693$284
Bupropion Xl69$3,469$50
Ziprasidone30$3,274$109
Venlafaxine Hcl Er128$3,208$25
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate16$3,178$199
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine44$3,083$70
Klonopin15$2,846$190
Lamotrigine167$2,673$16
Paxil11$2,661$242
Bupropion48$2,627$55
Quetiapine109$2,420$22
Paroxetine15$2,280$152
Clozapine46$2,221$48
Clonazepam137$2,068$15
Olanzapine Odt21$1,942$92
Fluoxetine96$1,861$19
Lorazepam154$1,430$9
Methylphenidate13$1,200$92
Divalproex27$1,147$42
Divalproex Sodium Er12$1,143$95
Escitalopram59$1,018$17
Gabapentin37$846$23
Nortriptyline43$778$18
Zolpidem43$675$16
Risperidone16$658$41
Olanzapine62$642$10
Trazodone56$624$11
Prazosin18$591$33
Mirtazapine40$545$14
Sertraline62$521$8
Buspirone20$469$23
Bupropion Hcl Sr26$408$16
Alprazolam48$404$8
Lithium Carbonate25$335$13
Topiramate25$321$13
Diazepam25$255$10
Lithium Carbonate Er17$180$11
Citalopram Hbr18$147$8
Temazepam18$105$6

2014: 46 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Abilify42$46,499$1,107
Duloxetine125$23,654$189
Strattera28$10,409$372
Cymbalta19$6,886$362
Ziprasidone29$5,500$190
Venlafaxine Hcl Er87$5,281$61
Pristiq Er16$4,787$299
Quetiapine77$3,691$48
Bupropion Xl69$3,649$53
Olanzapine Odt20$3,087$154
Clomipramine11$3,075$280
Bupropion57$3,067$54
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate14$3,056$218
Rozerem11$2,583$235
Chlorpromazine12$2,457$205
Divalproex Sodium Er19$1,947$102
Amphetamine Salt Combo25$1,920$77
Temazepam13$1,826$140
Olanzapine51$1,771$35
Fluoxetine99$1,615$16
Escitalopram50$1,602$32
Lamotrigine107$1,500$14
Lorazepam148$1,471$10
Paroxetine15$1,404$94
Clonazepam90$1,256$14
Mirtazapine80$1,181$15
Methylphenidate12$1,138$95
Trifluoperazine11$1,022$93
Clozapine28$823$29
Bupropion Hcl Sr31$812$26
Topiramate20$758$38
Trazodone57$750$13
Divalproex28$613$22
Sertraline42$580$14
Nortriptyline36$556$15
Gabapentin26$484$19
Zolpidem56$475$8
Alprazolam45$439$10
Acetaminophen-Codeine14$349$25
Buspirone16$340$21
Lithium Carbonate Er21$340$16
Prazosin14$267$19
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11$227$21
Diazepam24$210$9
Citalopram Hbr22$155$7
Lithium Carbonate13$128$10

2013: 43 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Abilify52$50,110$964
Cymbalta135$40,656$301
Geodon11$15,601$1,418
Olanzapine Odt15$14,637$976
Quetiapine155$8,319$54
Ziprasidone33$7,499$227
Escitalopram104$6,927$67
Bupropion Xl74$4,187$57
Paxil19$4,174$220
Venlafaxine Hcl Er108$4,144$38
Pristiq Er20$3,935$197
Amphetamine Salt Combo27$3,061$113
Imipramine Pamoate12$2,894$241
Temazepam26$2,799$108
Lamotrigine96$2,365$25
Bupropion25$2,182$87
Lorazepam143$1,575$11
Clonazepam100$1,454$15
Divalproex Sodium Er17$1,431$84
Clomipramine12$1,414$118
Gabapentin39$1,397$36
Mirtazapine67$1,362$20
Fluoxetine77$1,294$17
Bupropion Hcl Sr20$1,160$58
Topiramate23$1,077$47
Methylphenidate18$900$50
Olanzapine29$884$30
Trazodone63$686$11
Risperidone15$661$44
Sertraline51$625$12
Clozapine21$602$29
Lithium Carbonate31$544$18
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16$473$30
Zolpidem70$458$7
Acetaminophen-Codeine11$337$31
Alprazolam29$315$11
Nortriptyline12$315$26
Buspirone22$298$14
Citalopram Hbr30$281$9
Diazepam32$239$7
Imipramine13$203$16
Levothyroxine13$164$13
Benztropine Mesylate11$154$14

Professional record

NPI
1043321367
Licence
CA G70760California G70760: Current · expires 2026-11-30
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Psychiatry (2084P0800X)
Mailing address
935 Middlefield Rd, 2nd Floor, Palo Alto, CA, 94301
NPI first listed
2006-08-31
NPI last updated
2016-01-14

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.