Jorge Alberto Lagares-Garcia, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Charleston, SC
Jorge Alberto Lagares-Garcia, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1609843135, issued on Mar 2, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 33100, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jorge Alberto Lagares-Garcia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 33100 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 125 Doughty St Ste 280, Charleston, SC 29403
- Phone
- (843) 958-1281
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- Fax
- (843) 958-1278
- Medicaid ID
- 331000 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110217000046); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest colon & rectal surgery physician records → All 38 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 125 Doughty St Ste 280
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gloria Barnette, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1124264874
- Janice Bruce, DNP, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1306487343
- Lisa Burgess, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1073132502
- Meghan Dressler, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1922608645
- Anthony Firilas, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1447343066
- Alan Fogle, MDUrology Physician1922007160
Verify Jorge Alberto Lagares-Garcia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 33100Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
120 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl33 claims
- Gabapentin29 claims
- Metronidazole16 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate14 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: $10,084.10
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Virtual Incision Corporation. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Roper Saint Francis Physicians NetworkCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jorge Alberto Lagares-Garcia among 38 colon & rectal surgery physician records in South Carolina
Jorge Alberto Lagares-Garcia, M.D. is one of 38 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 87% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 31 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 38 colon & rectal surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 38 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Firilas, M.D.Charleston, SC 294031447343066
- Thomas Curran, MD, MPHCharleston, SC 294251205147022
- Cyrus FeizpourCharleston, SC 294251932637287
- Pinckney Maxwell, MDCharleston, SC 294251306952221
- Brendan Murphy, MDMt Pleasant, SC 294641942228127
- Susan Knoche, M.D.Summerville, SC 294851306013321
- Gabriel Chedister, M.D.Summerville, SC 294861548604275
- Anna Matrachisia, M.D.Summerville, SC 294861407203300
Common questions
What is Jorge Alberto Lagares-Garcia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jorge Alberto Lagares-Garcia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609843135, issued on Mar 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jorge Alberto Lagares-Garcia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 Doughty St Ste 280, Charleston, SC, 29403. Phone: (843) 958-1281. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jorge Alberto Lagares-Garcia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 33100, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jorge Alberto Lagares-Garcia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jorge Alberto Lagares-Garcia, M.D. had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.