Kent Garber
Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA
Kent Garber is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1891114898, issued on Apr 8, 2014. Check the license (California A142995, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent Garber
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A142995 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110
- Phone
- (628) 206-8000
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220810003295); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kent Garber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A142995Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Ucsf Dept OF SurgerySan Francisco, CA
- University Anesthesia Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA
- University OF California Sfgh Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kent Garber among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Kent Garber is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Kent Garber's NPI number?
Kent Garber's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891114898, issued on Apr 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent Garber located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94110. Phone: (628) 206-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent Garber's license?
NPPES lists California license number A142995, 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 Kent Garber prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent Garber had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kent Garber's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.