Cherita A. Garcia, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Troy, AL
Cherita A. Garcia, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Troy, Alabama, and NPI 1457918237, issued on May 28, 2019. Check the license (Alabama 1469, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cherita A. Garcia
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 1469 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1330 US-231, Troy, AL 36081
- Phone
- (256) 417-7738
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2019
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191009001594); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1330 US-231
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cherita A. Garcia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 1469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
487 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone65 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate52 claims
- Ibuprofen28 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate24 claims
- Fluconazole23 claims
- Amoxicillin21 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: $19.73
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cherita A. Garcia among 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama
Cherita A. Garcia, PA-C is one of 1,148 physician assistant records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 44% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2020 among the 739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 physician assistant records list a practice address in Troy
They are 7 of the 351 NPPES records with a practice address in Troy, and 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leallen Alexander, PATroy, AL 360811821055286
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- Mercedes Kilcrease, PA-CTroy, AL 360811982288890
- Jessica Pearlstein, PATroy, AL 360811194282574
- Sherry Yoder, PA-CTroy, AL 360811871938159
- Adrian Boone, PA-CTuskegee, AL 360831528068582
- Howard Tackett, P.A.Troy, AL 360791487687745
- Nicholas Gerlach, PAPrattville, AL 360671831965565
Common questions
What is Cherita A. Garcia, PA-C's NPI number?
Cherita A. Garcia, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457918237, issued on May 28, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cherita A. Garcia, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1330 US-231, Troy, AL, 36081. Phone: (256) 417-7738. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cherita A. Garcia, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 1469, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cherita A. Garcia, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cherita A. Garcia, PA-C had 487 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.