NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karina Garcia, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Goleta, CA

Karina Garcia, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Goleta, California, and NPI 1821374075, issued on Nov 1, 2011. Check the license (California A127598, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1821374075
Name
Karina Garcia
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A127598 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
460 Kings Way, Goleta, CA 93117
Phone
(805) 403-8512
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2011
Record last updated
Mar 1, 2022
Fax
(888) 324-3017
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

75 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. Karina Garcia75
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Xarelto12 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.

Karina Garcia among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Karina Garcia, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Goleta

They are 8 of the 461 NPPES records with a practice address in Goleta, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lorraine Birskovich, M.D..Goleta, CA 931171154404432
  2. Susan McClair, M.D.Goleta, CA 931171235278425
  3. David Birken, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931111700801321
  4. Laura Castillon, MDGoleta, CA 931111700580966
  5. Douglas Cummings, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111407876774
  6. Jacqueline Guerra, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111649685074
  7. Brian Lonquich, M.D.Goleta, CA 931111598183840
  8. Shirin Moftakhar, MDGoleta, CA 931111760010284

Common questions

What is Karina Garcia, M.D.'s NPI number?

Karina Garcia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821374075, issued on Nov 1, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karina Garcia, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 460 Kings Way, Goleta, CA, 93117. Phone: (805) 403-8512. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karina Garcia, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A127598, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Karina Garcia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karina Garcia, M.D. had 75 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.