Ernesto Garza, M.D.
Surgery Physician · McAllen, TX
Ernesto Garza, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1912126079, issued on Apr 25, 2007. Check the license (Texas M0726, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernesto Garza
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- M0726 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 416 Lindberg Ave, McAllen, TX 78501
- Phone
- (956) 630-4161
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (956) 664-1398
- Medicaid ID
- 192770902 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080317000155); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 416 Lindberg Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Emily Adams, NPNurse Practitioner1437532330
- Amparo Belo, MSN-FNP-CNurse Practitioner1154876308
- Diego Camacho, MDSurgery Physician1174592067
- Anthony Reginald CaubaNurse Practitioner1083150924
- Luis Reyes, MDSurgery Physician1427027804
- Bob Saggi, M.D.Surgery Physician1972532646
Verify Ernesto Garza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M0726Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
239 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 102 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine59 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium41 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Metronidazole14 claims
- Mounjaro12 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: $311.64
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Knapp Medical GroupWeslaco, TX
- Luis M Reyes MD PAMcAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ernesto Garza, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ernesto Garza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912126079, issued on Apr 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernesto Garza, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 416 Lindberg Ave, McAllen, TX, 78501. Phone: (956) 630-4161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernesto Garza, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M0726, 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 Ernesto Garza, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernesto Garza, M.D. had 239 Medicare Part D claims for 126 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.