NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amando Garza, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Laredo, TX

Amando Garza, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1174883177, issued on May 23, 2012. Check the license (Texas 45221, 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
1174883177
Name
Amando Garza
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
45221 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1519 E Bustamante St, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone
(956) 568-3009
Enumerated
May 23, 2012
Record last updated
Jan 31, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151105001557); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1519 E Bustamante St

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

  1. Sandra Dominguez, B.S. SLP ASSISTANTSpeech-Language Assistant1780169151
  2. Carlos Llanes, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1073508222

Verify Amando Garza in five checks

  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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54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,902 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Amando Garza4,902
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium371 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl233 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium229 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate225 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium183 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium171 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: $62.35

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Amando Garza$62.35
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Adult Health ClinicLaredo, TX
  2. Hcc OF Laredo LLCLaredo, TX

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

Amando Garza among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Amando Garza, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

32 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Laredo

They are 32 of the 2,290 NPPES records with a practice address in Laredo, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dennis Cantu, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411912941873
  2. Carlos Cigarroa, MDLaredo, TX 780411891899084
  3. Mery Cortes-Bergoderi, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411336570902
  4. Ildefonzo Flores, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411205867595
  5. Jose Garcia, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411922027838
  6. Andres Garcia Zuniga, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411962726653
  7. Gilberto Garza Lozano, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411801006457
  8. Zakaria Hamdan, MDLaredo, TX 780411053417782

Common questions

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

Amando Garza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174883177, issued on May 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amando Garza, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1519 E Bustamante St, Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 568-3009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Texas license number 45221, 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 Amando Garza, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amando Garza, M.D. had 4,902 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.