NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos Vinicio Garcia Monterroso, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · San Antonio, TX

Carlos Vinicio Garcia Monterroso, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1114545290, issued on Jul 6, 2020. Check the license (Texas U0118, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114545290
Name
Carlos Vinicio Garcia Monterroso
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
U0118 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1499 Hillcrest Dr, San Antonio, TX 78228
Phone
(210) 921-3800
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2020
Record last updated
May 31, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230705002928); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1499 Hillcrest Dr

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

  1. Guillermo Madero, MDInternal Medicine Physician1235384439
  2. Laura Pinon Triplett, MDFamily Medicine Physician1518454479
  3. Tatiana Rugeles Suarez, MDInternal Medicine Physician1447812375

Verify Carlos Vinicio Garcia Monterroso 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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53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,855 Medicare Part D claims for 576 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 108 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carlos Garcia Monterroso4,855
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium304 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium198 claims
  3. Lisinopril157 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate154 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium151 claims
  6. Celecoxib145 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: $797.00

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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. Carlos Garcia Monterroso$797.00
  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 one group practice

  1. Gmg Health Systems Associates PASan Antonio, TX

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

Carlos Vinicio Garcia Monterroso among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Carlos Vinicio Garcia Monterroso, MD 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 2020, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

657 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Antonio

They are 657 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jesus Gallegos, MDSan Antonio, TX 782281851327621
  2. Thomas Guerra, MDSan Antonio, TX 782281306035241
  3. Francisca Gushiken, MDSan Antonio, TX 782281801061643
  4. Carlos Hernandez, MDSan Antonio, TX 782281710984406
  5. Lawrence Higgins, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782281699961524
  6. Guillermo Madero, MDSan Antonio, TX 782281235384439
  7. Marnie Ross, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782281003891631
  8. Tatiana Rugeles Suarez, MDSan Antonio, TX 782281447812375

Common questions

What is Carlos Vinicio Garcia Monterroso, MD's NPI number?

Carlos Vinicio Garcia Monterroso, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114545290, issued on Jul 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos Vinicio Garcia Monterroso, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1499 Hillcrest Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78228. Phone: (210) 921-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlos Vinicio Garcia Monterroso, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U0118, 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 Vinicio Garcia Monterroso, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlos Vinicio Garcia Monterroso, MD had 4,855 Medicare Part D claims for 576 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.