NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Francisco J. Gutierrez Garcia, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Laredo, TX

Francisco J. Gutierrez Garcia, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1316020456, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (Texas M5740, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316020456
Name
Francisco J. Gutierrez Garcia
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
M5740 TX
PT10356 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
815 Salinas Ave, Laredo, TX 78040
Phone
(956) 753-7489
Enumerated
Oct 23, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 27, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(956) 462-5921
Medicaid ID
196893501 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Francisco J. Gutierrez Garcia in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

52 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Francisco Gutierrez Garcia52
  2. Specialty average3,544

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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%74.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Francisco J. Gutierrez Garcia among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Francisco J. Gutierrez Garcia, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

70 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Laredo

They are 70 of the 2,290 NPPES records with a practice address in Laredo, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Norberto Alvarez, MDLaredo, TX 780401730383324
  2. Melchor Cardenas, MDLaredo, TX 780401366423725
  3. Richard Bang, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411467442848
  4. Luis Benavides, MDLaredo, TX 780411780656686
  5. Maurice Click, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411396791331
  6. Rene Compean, MDLaredo, TX 780411114942885
  7. Horacio Diaz, MDLaredo, TX 780411912999699
  8. David Garza, D.O.Laredo, TX 780411073559324

Common questions

What is Francisco J. Gutierrez Garcia, MD's NPI number?

Francisco J. Gutierrez Garcia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316020456, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Francisco J. Gutierrez Garcia, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 815 Salinas Ave, Laredo, TX, 78040. Phone: (956) 753-7489. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Francisco J. Gutierrez Garcia, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M5740, 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 Francisco J. Gutierrez Garcia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Francisco J. Gutierrez Garcia, MD had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Francisco J. Gutierrez Garcia, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.