NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel Garza

Physician Assistant · Rio Grande City, TX

Joel Garza is a physician assistant with a practice address in Rio Grande City, Texas, and NPI 1548992639, issued on Jun 27, 2022. Check the license (Texas PA16558, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548992639
Name
Joel Garza
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA16558 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2768 Pharmacy RD, Rio Grande City, TX 78582
Phone
(956) 487-5621
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2022
Record last updated
May 12, 2023
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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Also registered at 2768 Pharmacy RD

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  1. Brittany Chapa, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1316824345
  2. Antonio Falcon, MDFamily Medicine Physician1538118740
  3. James Falcon, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1144480815
  4. Dante Garza, PAPhysician Assistant1922747393
  5. Dora Griffith, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1477569523
  6. Adabel Laurel, MS, RDN, LDRegistered Dietitian1548855398

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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joel Garza15
  2. Specialty average830

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: $220.22

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joel Garza$220.22
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

17 physician assistant records list a practice address in Rio Grande City

They are 17 of the 290 NPPES records with a practice address in Rio Grande City, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

Other physician assistant records in Texas

  1. Neha Aamir, PAPearland, TX1932821808
  2. Shaghayegh Ababaf, PA-CLewisville, TX1912372145
  3. Linda Abad, PA-CHouston, TX1063928240
  4. Hansaa AbbasiDallas, TX1013575679
  5. Alicia Abbey, MPAS, PA-CSan Antonio, TX1710468145
  6. Dallah Abdallahi, PADallas, TX1093294811
  7. Haya AbdellatifGalveston, TX1518409903
  8. Hillary Abdennassar, PA-CDallas, TX1245991793
  9. Hodan Abdi, PA-CDallas, TX1558750075
  10. Lama Abdillahi, PAGalveston, TX1396668604

Common questions

What is Joel Garza's NPI number?

Joel Garza's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548992639, issued on Jun 27, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel Garza located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2768 Pharmacy RD, Rio Grande City, TX, 78582. Phone: (956) 487-5621. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel Garza's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA16558, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joel Garza prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joel Garza had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.