NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alfredo Garcia, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Sioux Falls, SD

Alfredo Garcia, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1770089229, issued on Apr 3, 2018. Check the license (South Dakota 12806, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770089229
Name
Alfredo Garcia
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
12806 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1305 W 18TH St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone
(605) 328-4973
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2018
Record last updated
Jan 25, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1305 W 18TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Beth AbrahamsonNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1013047380
  2. Unknown AbubakarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235020959
  3. Mamoon AhmedHospitalist Physician1679184360
  4. Sameer Ahmed, MDHospitalist Physician1619549292
  5. Swetha Alapati, MDHospitalist Physician1982051421
  6. Joseph Alex, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1407484819

Verify Alfredo Garcia in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

224 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alfredo Garcia224
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole25 claims
  2. Furosemide12 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate11 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%47.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $15.34

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alfredo Garcia$15.34
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Alfredo Garcia among 99 hospitalist physician records in South Dakota

Alfredo Garcia, MD is one of 99 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

80 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Sioux Falls

They are 80 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 99 hospitalist physician records in South Dakota.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marc Capitano, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051285612978
  2. Jeremy Cauwels, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051942243100
  3. Kristopher Gage, DC, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051689848046
  4. Jennifer Greco, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051104808104
  5. Jeffrey Heier, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051760437222
  6. Scott Huckins, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051508068305
  7. Randall Lamfers, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051831157106
  8. Jennifer McKay, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051407891716

Common questions

What is Alfredo Garcia, MD's NPI number?

Alfredo Garcia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770089229, issued on Apr 3, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alfredo Garcia, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1305 W 18TH St, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 328-4973. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alfredo Garcia, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 12806, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alfredo Garcia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alfredo Garcia, MD had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alfredo Garcia, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.