NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luz-Estefana Garcia, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Colorado Springs, CO

Luz-Estefana Garcia, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1831168095, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 47395, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado 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
1831168095
Name
Luz-Estefana Garcia
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
47395 CO
M1693 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8890 N Union Blvd Ste 170, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Phone
(719) 364-5005
Enumerated
Mar 17, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 30, 2025
Fax
(719) 365-9911
Medicaid IDs
92132863 CO
178136101 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090515000185); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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.
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Also registered at 8890 N Union Blvd Ste 170

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

  1. Leon Campos, MDFamily Medicine Physician1528094075
  2. Breanna Frees, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134665862
  3. Taunya Kiefer, MDFamily Medicine Physician1215490388
  4. Erica Knapp, MDInternal Medicine Physician1700382298
  5. Rebecca Niznik, PAPhysician Assistant1326058165
  6. Amber Peterson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1225175607

Verify Luz-Estefana Garcia in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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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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28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,068 Medicare Part D claims for 387 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Luz-Estefana Garcia4,068
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium416 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium250 claims
  3. Lisinopril174 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate173 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium133 claims
  6. Omeprazole132 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCColorado Springs, CO

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

Luz-Estefana Garcia among 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado

Luz-Estefana Garcia, M.D. is one of 2,046 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 1,090 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

169 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Colorado Springs

They are 169 of the 19,771 NPPES records with a practice address in Colorado Springs, and 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Ammatelli, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809201558357764
  2. Karen Chang, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201134121189
  3. Wendy Day, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201922074780
  4. Patrick Demuth, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201730155508
  5. Albert Duncan, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201922074517
  6. Gordon Golden, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201710953468
  7. Jack Markusfeld, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809201356320766
  8. Susan Matthews, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809201194705244

Common questions

What is Luz-Estefana Garcia, M.D.'s NPI number?

Luz-Estefana Garcia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831168095, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luz-Estefana Garcia, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8890 N Union Blvd Ste 170, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920. Phone: (719) 364-5005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luz-Estefana Garcia, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 47395, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Luz-Estefana Garcia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luz-Estefana Garcia, M.D. had 4,068 Medicare Part D claims for 387 beneficiaries; 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.