David Garrett, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Temple, TX
David Garrett, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1619937398, issued on Mar 25, 2006. Check the license (Texas H4342, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Garrett
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- H4342 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508
- Phone
- (254) 724-2111
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (254) 724-7603
- Medicaid ID
- 1547473 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110623000331); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2401 S 31St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Stephen Abernathy, M.D.Surgery Physician1851389779
- Ossama Abou HassanCardiovascular Disease Physician1083252332
- Jose Marri Abril, MDSurgery Physician1336620806
- Kellie Achord, PA-CPhysician Assistant1841754355
- Alisa Acosta, MD, MPHPediatric Nephrology Physician1053553214
Verify David Garrett in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H4342Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen17 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: $453.79
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Scott And White ClinicWaco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Garrett among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas
David Garrett, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
All 669 in Texas → Every provider in Temple → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ethan Benardete, MD, PHDTemple, TX 765081659366987
- Jerome Boatey, MDTemple, TX 765081588939730
- James Cooper, MDTemple, TX 765081346400405
- Ibrahim El Nihum, MDTemple, TX 765081770546921
- Gerhard Friehs, MDTemple, TX 765081376520023
- Frank Harris, M.D.Temple, TX 765081942260674
- Jason Huang, MDTemple, TX 765081831141373
- Eric Trumble, M.D.Temple, TX 765081033130216
Common questions
What is David Garrett, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Garrett, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619937398, issued on Mar 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Garrett, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 724-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Garrett, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H4342, 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 David Garrett, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Garrett, M.D. had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.