Garth O. Vaz, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Gonzales, TX
Garth O. Vaz, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gonzales, Texas, and NPI 1285636647, issued on Aug 15, 2005. Check the license (Texas J3644, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Garth O. Vaz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- J3644 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1103 N Sarah Dewitt Dr, Gonzales, TX 78629
- Phone
- (830) 672-2424
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (866) 622-2180
- Medicaid ID
- 136787211 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061209000029); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1103 N Sarah Dewitt Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Priscilla Layton, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659787612
Verify Garth O. Vaz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J3644Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,726 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 320 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril211 claims
- Tramadol Hcl190 claims
- Simvastatin183 claims
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride174 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium169 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate166 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Garth O. Vaz among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Garth O. Vaz, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- 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).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gonzales
They are 7 of the 113 NPPES records with a practice address in Gonzales, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
All 11,119 in Texas → Every provider in Gonzales → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sean Hattenbach, M.D.Gonzales, TX 786291225415359
- Commie Hisey, D.O.Gonzales, TX 786291730181421
- Roland Medellin, M.D.Gonzales, TX 786291184626871
- David Meredith, D.O.Gonzales, TX 786291427041383
- John Thomas, M.D.Gonzales, TX 786291881857498
- Christopher Walker, M.D.Gonzales, TX 786291326225822
- Amanda Beretta, D.O.Georgetown, TX 786281780941419
- Frank Betanski, M.D.Georgetown, TX 786281841556057
Common questions
What is Garth O. Vaz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Garth O. Vaz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285636647, issued on Aug 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Garth O. Vaz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1103 N Sarah Dewitt Dr, Gonzales, TX, 78629. Phone: (830) 672-2424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Garth O. Vaz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J3644, 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 Garth O. Vaz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Garth O. Vaz, M.D. had 5,726 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Garth O. Vaz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.9 of 100. 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.