Joseph Alonzo Garza, MD
Family Medicine Physician · McAllen, TX
Joseph Alonzo Garza, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1477175800, issued on May 7, 2020. Check the license (Texas U6239, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Alonzo Garza
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- U6239 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 E Fern Ave Ste B3, McAllen, TX 78501
- Phone
- (956) 971-9548
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2023
- Fax
- (956) 686-0928
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230908002364); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Alonzo Garza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U6239Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,469 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium200 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium101 claims
- Gabapentin97 claims
- Metformin Hcl95 claims
- Losartan Potassium93 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate79 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: $140.12
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Centerwell Senior Primary Care TX PAMcAllen, TX
- Wellmed Medical Group PAMcAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Alonzo Garza among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Joseph Alonzo Garza, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
121 family medicine physician records list a practice address in McAllen
They are 121 of the 3,518 NPPES records with a practice address in McAllen, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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- Enrique Carrasco Rojas, M.D.McAllen, TX 785011003883604
- Guillermo Cortinas, MDMcAllen, TX 785011447291638
- Roberto Gonzalez, M.D.McAllen, TX 785011780662288
- Curtis Maynard, MDMcAllen, TX 785011184697773
- Ivan Melendez, M.D.McAllen, TX 785011568447233
Common questions
What is Joseph Alonzo Garza, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Alonzo Garza, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477175800, issued on May 7, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Alonzo Garza, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 E Fern Ave Ste B3, McAllen, TX, 78501. Phone: (956) 971-9548. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Alonzo Garza, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U6239, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Alonzo Garza, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Alonzo Garza, MD had 2,469 Medicare Part D claims for 453 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.