Alvaro Cantu Garza, D.M.D.
Dentist · Brownsville, TX
Alvaro Cantu Garza, D.M.D. is a dentist with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1346682689, issued on Jul 29, 2013. Check the license (Texas 29364, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alvaro Cantu Garza
- Credential
- D.M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 29364 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1113 Central Blvd Ste A, Brownsville, TX 78520
- Phone
- (956) 372-1540
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 8, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alvaro Cantu Garza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 29364Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin16 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.
Alvaro Cantu Garza among 6,572 dentist records in Texas
Alvaro Cantu Garza, D.M.D. is one of 6,572 dentist records with a practice address in Texas. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 48% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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- Sujana BorraAlamo, TX 785161801672183
Common questions
What is Alvaro Cantu Garza, D.M.D.'s NPI number?
Alvaro Cantu Garza, D.M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346682689, issued on Jul 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alvaro Cantu Garza, D.M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1113 Central Blvd Ste A, Brownsville, TX, 78520. Phone: (956) 372-1540. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alvaro Cantu Garza, D.M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 29364, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alvaro Cantu Garza, D.M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alvaro Cantu Garza, D.M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.