Edward Garza, OD
Optometrist · Corpus Christi, TX
Edward Garza, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1043322274, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (Texas 4471TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Garza
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4471TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5488 S Padre Island Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
- Phone
- (361) 994-0310
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (361) 994-0452
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101208001236); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5488 S Padre Island Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Catalina Avila, ODOptometrist1508978735
- Adam Jurica, ODOptometrist1174635304
- John McIntyre, ODOptometrist1588776710
- Debra Parra, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1700468733
Verify Edward Garza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 4471TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 95% of 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: $853.30
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Doctors Mcintyre And GarzaCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Garza among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Edward Garza, OD is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 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, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Texas
There are 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Corpus Christi → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Allen, O.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111093787533
- Richard Avila, O.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111043292295
- Catalina Avila, ODCorpus Christi, TX 784111508978735
- Chi Oi Chan, O.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111386734846
- Khuong DinhCorpus Christi, TX 784111770510638
- John Gill, O.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111912015454
- Adam Jurica, ODCorpus Christi, TX 784111174635304
- Michael Lawson, O.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111467459024
Common questions
What is Edward Garza, OD's NPI number?
Edward Garza, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043322274, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Garza, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5488 S Padre Island Dr, Corpus Christi, TX, 78411. Phone: (361) 994-0310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Garza, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 4471TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Edward Garza, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Garza, OD had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.