NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gabriel Garcia-Diaz, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Merced, CA

Gabriel Garcia-Diaz, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1184829442, issued on Jun 18, 2007. Check the license (California A115417, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184829442
Name
Gabriel Garcia-Diaz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
A115417 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3180 Collins Dr Ste A, Merced, CA 95348
Phone
(209) 349-8429
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 18, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(209) 720-0193
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111005000613); accepts Medicare assignment
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 3180 Collins Dr Ste A

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

  1. Neil Adrian, PA-CPhysician Assistant1194067728
  2. June Boffman, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1568644078
  3. Christopher Clark, MDPediatrics Physician1134625056

Verify Gabriel Garcia-Diaz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

2,136 Medicare Part D claims for 459 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Gabriel Garcia-Diaz2,136
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam744 claims
  2. Gabapentin631 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium443 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl134 claims
  5. Celecoxib104 claims
  6. Ibuprofen21 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $1,162.70

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Spineology Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gabriel Garcia-Diaz$1,163
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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

  1. Orthospine Advance Health, Inc.Merced, CA

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

Gabriel Garcia-Diaz among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California

Gabriel Garcia-Diaz, M.D. is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California

There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ehsan Tabaraee, M.D.Modesto, CA 953501528394202
  2. Kevin Booth, M.D.Sonora, CA 953701104822832
  3. Peter Pappas, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954041003980566
  4. Robert Harf, MD FACSSonoma, CA 954761023128741
  5. Anh Le, MDStockton, CA 952041437104478
  6. Grant Walker, MDArcata, CA 955211700923018
  7. Anthony Matan, MDSan Jose, CA 951191417033929
  8. Sohrab Pahlavan, M.D.San Jose, CA 951191932499332

Common questions

What is Gabriel Garcia-Diaz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Gabriel Garcia-Diaz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184829442, issued on Jun 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gabriel Garcia-Diaz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3180 Collins Dr Ste A, Merced, CA, 95348. Phone: (209) 349-8429. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gabriel Garcia-Diaz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A115417, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gabriel Garcia-Diaz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gabriel Garcia-Diaz, M.D. had 2,136 Medicare Part D claims for 459 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gabriel Garcia-Diaz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

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