NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Juanita Garces, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · San Antonio, TX

Juanita Garces, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1700176807, issued on Apr 11, 2011. Check the license (Texas U1671, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700176807
Name
Juanita Garces
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
U1671 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2829 Babcock RD Ste 106, San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone
(210) 951-9055
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 10, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230330000223); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2011
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 2829 Babcock RD Ste 106

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

  1. Marley Canterbury, ACNP-AG, AGACNP-BCNurse Practitioner1043068554
  2. Heather Flugel, FNP-C, RNFANurse Practitioner1912471178
  3. Jose Fuentez, Jr., PA-CPhysician Assistant1033445333
  4. Rodolfo Navarro, M.DSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1568665958
  5. Juan Padilla Maiz, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1770571416
  6. Kathryn Russell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1992390363

Verify Juanita Garces in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
    Search for license U1671
    Check the board
  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
Open the Texas license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

52 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Juanita Garces52
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 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: $5,151.04

67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Juanita Garces$5,151
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Christus Trinity ClinicTyler, TX

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

Juanita Garces among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas

Juanita Garces, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Roberto Aranibar, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291629079298
  2. Donald Atkins, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291245231729
  3. Christopher Bogaev, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291538160106
  4. Frank Fichtel, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291942201470
  5. Donald Hilton, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291760483291
  6. Thomas Kingman, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291417981804
  7. Hatem Megahed, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291154374502
  8. Warren Neely, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291316977457

Common questions

What is Juanita Garces, M.D.'s NPI number?

Juanita Garces, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700176807, issued on Apr 11, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Juanita Garces, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2829 Babcock RD Ste 106, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 951-9055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Juanita Garces, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U1671, 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 Juanita Garces, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Juanita Garces, M.D. had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.