Fernando Garcia
Specialist · Ponce, PR
Fernando Garcia is a specialist with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1609844620, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 3188, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fernando Garcia
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 3188 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Edificio Reus Froylan Oficina 4, Ponce, PR 00731
- Phone
- (787) 843-6815
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060822000511); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fernando Garcia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 3188Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $11.51
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Fernando Garcia among 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico
Fernando Garcia is one of 574 specialist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 54% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 54% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
- Graduated1962 · median 1985 among the 147 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 specialist records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 49 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico.
All 574 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Domingo Chardon, M.D.Ponce, PR 007311104898733
- Lionel Lugo, M.D.Ponce, PR 007311164423828
- Carmen Santiago Munoz, M.D.Ponce, PR 007311487612255
- Carlos Colon-Guzman, MDPonce, PR 007301285766782
- Gloria Diaz-Lopez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007321720276173
- Karen Negron TorresPonce, PR 007301568775690
- Maritjim TorresPonce, PR 007301205053162
- Francisco Vargas De Leon, M.D.Ponce, PR 007301417155870
Common questions
What is Fernando Garcia's NPI number?
Fernando Garcia's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609844620, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fernando Garcia located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Edificio Reus Froylan Oficina 4, Ponce, PR, 00731. Phone: (787) 843-6815. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fernando Garcia's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 3188, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Fernando Garcia prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fernando Garcia had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.