NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

George Henson Garcia, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Orange, CA

George Henson Garcia, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1437175262, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (California G80829, 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
1437175262
Name
George Henson Garcia
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
G80829 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1031 West Chapman Avenue, Orange, CA 92868
Phone
(714) 997-7000
Enumerated
Jul 14, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 538-1142
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040729000987); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1993
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,430 Medicare Part D claims for 555 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.

  1. George Garcia1,430
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate229 claims
  2. Latanoprost171 claims
  3. Ketorolac Tromethamine155 claims
  4. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth134 claims
  5. Moxifloxacin103 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate70 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $881.82

32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. George Garcia$881.82
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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. George H Garcia MD IncOrange, CA

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

George Henson Garcia among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

George Henson Garcia, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in California

There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rahul Bhola, M.D.Orange, CA 928681609910033
  2. Swaraj Bose, MDOrange, CA 928681285714360
  3. Michael V Drake, MDOrange, CA 928681356421499
  4. Babak Fardin, MDOrange, CA 928681174553424
  5. Laura Howard, M.D.Orange, CA 928681194934109
  6. Linda Lippa, MDOrange, CA 928681245310499
  7. Christopher Lyon, PH.D,MDOrange, CA 928681649316753
  8. Althea Molarte, M.D.Orange, CA 928681265543763

Common questions

What is George Henson Garcia, M.D.'s NPI number?

George Henson Garcia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437175262, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is George Henson Garcia, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1031 West Chapman Avenue, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 997-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify George Henson Garcia, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G80829, 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 George Henson Garcia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, George Henson Garcia, M.D. had 1,430 Medicare Part D claims for 555 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is George Henson Garcia, 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.

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.