Christopher Alan Garces, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Saginaw, MI
Christopher Alan Garces, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Saginaw, Michigan, and NPI 1285703744, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Alan Garces
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 52732-020 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4599 Towne Centre RD FL 2, Saginaw, MI 48604
- Phone
- (989) 497-3226
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2023
- Fax
- (989) 497-3146
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220630001487); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4599 Towne Centre RD FL 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Alan Garces in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
84 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim17 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: $617.25
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
3 hospital affiliations
- Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch, MI · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland, MI · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Mymichigan Medical Center SaginawTawas City, MI · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Christopher Alan Garces among 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan
Christopher Alan Garces, M.D. is one of 1,376 surgery physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 721 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Michigan
There are 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan.
All 1,376 in Michigan → Every provider in Saginaw → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sussan Bays, MDSaginaw, MI 486041265415228
- Jason Kuhn, D.O.Saginaw, MI 486041982041919
- Brenda Ma, DOSaginaw, MI 486041144883703
- Phillip Nahirniak, D.O.Saginaw, MI 486041437681327
- Sujal Patel, MDSaginaw, MI 486041144213539
- Todd Richardson, MDSaginaw, MI 486041144275256
- Chad Ringley, M.D.Saginaw, MI 486041295781631
- Andrew Vasyluk, M.D.Saginaw, MI 486041215316518
Common questions
What is Christopher Alan Garces, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Alan Garces, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285703744, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Alan Garces, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4599 Towne Centre RD FL 2, Saginaw, MI, 48604. Phone: (989) 497-3226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Alan Garces, M.D.'s license?
Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Alan Garces, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Alan Garces, M.D. had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 29 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.