Lauren Hernandez Garate, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Physician Assistant · McAllen, TX
Lauren Hernandez Garate, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is a physician assistant with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1407219553, issued on Apr 5, 2016. Check the license (Texas PA10421, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Hernandez Garate
- Credential
- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA10421 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 416 Lindberg Ave Ste A, McAllen, TX 78501
- Phone
- (956) 630-4161
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 664-1398
- Medicaid ID
- 3580987-02 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160614000640); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 416 Lindberg Ave Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Hernandez Garate in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA10421Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine13 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: $475.39
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Mcallen Hospitalist Group PLLCEdinburg, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Hernandez Garate among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas
Lauren Hernandez Garate, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 48% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
144 physician assistant records list a practice address in McAllen
They are 144 of the 3,518 NPPES records with a practice address in McAllen, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melissa Ale, PA-CMcAllen, TX 785011134288632
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- Myra Guerra, MPAS, PA-CMcAllen, TX 785011417252313
- Michael Hahn, MPASMcAllen, TX 785011225059033
- Sergio LozanoMcAllen, TX 785011326464447
- Carolina Mendez, PA-CMcAllen, TX 785011396097176
- Patricia Mendoza, PAMcAllen, TX 785011144348798
Common questions
What is Lauren Hernandez Garate, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's NPI number?
Lauren Hernandez Garate, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407219553, issued on Apr 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Hernandez Garate, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 416 Lindberg Ave Ste A, McAllen, TX, 78501. Phone: (956) 630-4161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Hernandez Garate, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA10421, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Hernandez Garate, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Hernandez Garate, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.