NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Garza, NP, LCSW

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Bakersfield, CA

John Garza, NP, LCSW is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1003149162, issued on Sep 8, 2009. Check the license (California 95028051, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1003149162
Name
John Garza
Credential
NP, LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
95028051 CA
LCS25250 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5121 Stockdale Hwy Ste 212, Bakersfield, CA 93309
Phone
(661) 473-1500
Enumerated
Sep 8, 2009
Record last updated
Jun 9, 2025
Fax
(661) 412-0364
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241227000753); 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 5121 Stockdale Hwy Ste 212

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

  1. Veronica AlvarezMarriage & Family Therapist1114881760
  2. Raymond BarnhardDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1851260251
  3. Ashly BarreraLicensed Vocational Nurse1407725815
  4. Brittany BurnsLicensed Vocational Nurse1255159109
  5. Milagros CasasClinical Social Worker1528541422
  6. Sarah ChavezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1700524899

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

96 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. John Garza96
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Lamotrigine11 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. County OF KernBakersfield, CA

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

John Garza among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California

John Garza, NP, LCSW is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 9% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2021 among the 1,965 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Natalie Alaniz, RN, PMHNPBakersfield, CA 933091306689039
  2. Amandeep KaurBakersfield, CA 933091487289021
  3. Tejinder KhelaBakersfield, CA 933091932033875
  4. Julie Mattox, RNBakersfield, CA 933091396095170
  5. David Ramos, NPBakersfield, CA 933091013620038
  6. Sukhwinder SanghaBakersfield, CA 933091679490189
  7. Sharbek Shahijani, PMHNP-BCBakersfield, CA 933091164377677
  8. Simbella SinghBakersfield, CA 933091376097956

Common questions

What is John Garza, NP, LCSW's NPI number?

John Garza, NP, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003149162, issued on Sep 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Garza, NP, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5121 Stockdale Hwy Ste 212, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (661) 473-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Garza, NP, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95028051, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does John Garza, NP, LCSW prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Garza, NP, LCSW had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.