NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ernesto Jose Garcia-Ramos, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Alexandria, LA

Ernesto Jose Garcia-Ramos, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Alexandria, Louisiana, and NPI 1326035122, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 200159, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326035122
Name
Ernesto Jose Garcia-Ramos
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
200159 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
176 Versailles Blvd, Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone
(318) 445-9331
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(318) 619-6899
Medicaid ID
1731803 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100824001073); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 176 Versailles Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Harishwar Agarwal, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1649263690
  2. Morgan Bonial, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144189937
  3. Blaine Broussard, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1023251659
  4. Zack Buckalew, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1205829199
  5. Kayla Dunn, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1376103440
  6. Bridgett Foreman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1902226285

Verify Ernesto Jose Garcia-Ramos in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,121 Medicare Part D claims for 412 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 172 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ernesto Garcia-Ramos5,121
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam261 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium186 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium171 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl143 claims
  5. Simvastatin121 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate110 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: $444.62

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ernesto Garcia-Ramos$444.62
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Fcim Extended Services LLPAlexandria, LA
  2. Freedman Clinic OF Internal Medicine LLPAlexandria, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ernesto Jose Garcia-Ramos among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana

Ernesto Jose Garcia-Ramos, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

36 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Alexandria

They are 36 of the 2,390 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexandria, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mohammed Aziz, D.OAlexandria, LA 713031083912828
  2. Blaine Broussard, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713031023251659
  3. Zack Buckalew, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713031205829199
  4. Shawn Donelon, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713031447240700
  5. Bridgett Foreman, MDAlexandria, LA 713031902226285
  6. Roberto Garcia, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713031780627000
  7. Jose Garcia-Ramirez, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713031346233293
  8. David Holcombe, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713031770588790

Common questions

What is Ernesto Jose Garcia-Ramos, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ernesto Jose Garcia-Ramos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326035122, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ernesto Jose Garcia-Ramos, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 176 Versailles Blvd, Alexandria, LA, 71303. Phone: (318) 445-9331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ernesto Jose Garcia-Ramos, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 200159, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ernesto Jose Garcia-Ramos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ernesto Jose Garcia-Ramos, M.D. had 5,121 Medicare Part D claims for 412 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.