Carlos Alberto Galvan, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Brownsville, TX
Carlos Alberto Galvan, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1073717633, issued on Jun 14, 2007. Check the license (Texas N6304, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Alberto Galvan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- N6304 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1058 E Los Ebanos Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78520
- Phone
- (956) 541-4828
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 541-4568
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110829000310); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Stanford University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1058 E Los Ebanos Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ronald Hirn, ODOptometrist1962423962
- Alexander Sudarshan, MDOphthalmology Physician1518988625
Verify Carlos Alberto Galvan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N6304Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
710 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost423 claims
- Timolol Maleate59 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol49 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth48 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol25 claims
- Restasis24 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: $117.73
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Thao T Thach IncGarland, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos Alberto Galvan among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Carlos Alberto Galvan, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% 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 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Barron, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785201417932187
- David Hyde, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785201518261841
- Angela Kozak, D.O.Brownsville, TX 785201285797506
- Phyllis Okereke, M.DBrownsville, TX 785201598749301
- Jacob Plotkin, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785201003891763
- Madhavi Reddy, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785201649256082
- Homer Richer, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785201922156595
- Alexander Sudarshan, MDBrownsville, TX 785201518988625
Common questions
What is Carlos Alberto Galvan, MD's NPI number?
Carlos Alberto Galvan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073717633, issued on Jun 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Alberto Galvan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1058 E Los Ebanos Blvd, Brownsville, TX, 78520. Phone: (956) 541-4828. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Alberto Galvan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N6304, 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 Carlos Alberto Galvan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Alberto Galvan, MD had 710 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.