NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amanda Garza, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Amanda Garza, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1821286824, issued on Oct 4, 2007. Check the license (Texas P4446, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821286824
Name
Amanda Garza
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
P4446 TX
BP10029121 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1315 St Joseph Pkwy, Houston, TX 77002
Phone
(713) 772-1200
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 18, 2024
Fax
(713) 759-0786
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121227000018); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1315 St Joseph Pkwy

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

  1. Zenaida Alidon, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1699789990
  2. Vadim Barg, MDAnesthesiology Physician1669558565
  3. Mayoor Bhatt, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1356679005
  4. Farris Blount, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1275550162
  5. Keith Bourgeois, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1457312183
  6. Donald Collins, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1265452973

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

127 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 77 claims were for opioids.

  1. Amanda Garza127
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Acetaminophen-Codeine58 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $3,097.90

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Amanda Garza$3,097.90
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansBaytown, TX
  2. Southwest Surgical Associates LLPHouston, TX
  3. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCBaytown, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Amanda Garza among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Amanda Garza, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. W Cramer, MDHouston, TX 770021235130550
  2. Elegy Etter, MDHouston, TX 770021457302390
  3. Widian HadiHouston, TX 770021174013569
  4. Paul James, M.D.Houston, TX 770021841278934
  5. Angela Kaza, M.D.Houston, TX 770021629336474
  6. Gaston Casillas, M.D.Houston, TX 770041407807886
  7. Sheilendra Mehta, M.D.Houston, TX 770041477571016
  8. Terry Scarborough, M.D.Houston, TX 770041871522557

Common questions

What is Amanda Garza, M.D.'s NPI number?

Amanda Garza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821286824, issued on Oct 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amanda Garza, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1315 St Joseph Pkwy, Houston, TX, 77002. Phone: (713) 772-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amanda Garza, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P4446, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Amanda Garza, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amanda Garza, M.D. had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.