Cristina Vanessa Garcia, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Largo, FL
Cristina Vanessa Garcia, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Largo, Florida, and NPI 1265851695, issued on Apr 14, 2014. Check the license (Florida ME131390, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristina Vanessa Garcia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- ME131390 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1258 W Bay Dr Ste D, Largo, FL 33770
- Phone
- (727) 420-6374
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (813) 355-0810
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210504000869); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1258 W Bay Dr Ste D
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cristina Vanessa Garcia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME131390Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
172 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Daptomycin49 claims
- Ceftriaxone27 claims
- Cefepime Hcl25 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl22 claims
- Ertapenem15 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: $102.09
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Melinta Therapeutics, LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- ID Team PALargo, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cristina Vanessa Garcia among 760 infectious disease physician records in Florida
Cristina Vanessa Garcia, MD is one of 760 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2001 among the 581 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Florida
There are 760 infectious disease physician records in Florida.
All 760 in Florida → Every provider in Largo → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Boan, DOLargo, FL 337701386222677
- Jesus Diaz VeraLargo, FL 337701083177851
- Rachel Irby, M.D.Largo, FL 337701275728586
- Nery Balcacer-Estevez, MDSeminole, FL 337721477735868
- Jeanette Cancel, MDClearwater, FL 337651740246644
- Zahirabanu Shaikh, MDClearwater, FL 337561689764789
- Roula Baroudi, M.D.Seminole, FL 337441437262664
- Leigh Medaris, MDBay Pines, FL 337441487945333
Common questions
What is Cristina Vanessa Garcia, MD's NPI number?
Cristina Vanessa Garcia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265851695, issued on Apr 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristina Vanessa Garcia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1258 W Bay Dr Ste D, Largo, FL, 33770. Phone: (727) 420-6374. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristina Vanessa Garcia, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME131390, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cristina Vanessa Garcia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristina Vanessa Garcia, MD had 172 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.