Gary Garcia, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Salinas, CA
Gary Garcia, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1417368788, issued on May 8, 2014. Check the license (California A143310, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Garcia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A143310 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 49 San Miguel Ave, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 424-7172
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 424-6313
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180508002340); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary Garcia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A143310Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,642 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 481 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen316 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium288 claims
- Metformin Hcl157 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate153 claims
- Gabapentin126 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium115 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: $753.84
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Gary Garcia among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Gary Garcia, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
130 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Salinas
They are 130 of the 4,530 NPPES records with a practice address in Salinas, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Gary Garcia, MD's NPI number?
Gary Garcia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417368788, issued on May 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Garcia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 49 San Miguel Ave, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 424-7172. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Garcia, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A143310, 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 Gary Garcia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Garcia, MD had 3,642 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.