Margarita Rosa Garces, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · South Miami, FL
Margarita Rosa Garces, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in South Miami, Florida, and NPI 1548247521, issued on Dec 29, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME93958, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Margarita Rosa Garces
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- ME93958 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6141 Sunset Dr, South Miami, FL 33143
- Phone
- (305) 661-6615
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (305) 661-6619
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051208000285); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Margarita Rosa Garces in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME93958Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
4,835 Medicare Part D claims for 827 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 379 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium396 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl366 claims
- Prednisone345 claims
- Meloxicam292 claims
- Gabapentin269 claims
- Prolia264 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,662.02
220 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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 2 group practices
- American Arthritis And Rheumatology Associates LLCSouth Miami, FL
- Universal Therapy Center IncMiami, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Margarita Rosa Garces among 494 rheumatology physician records in Florida
Margarita Rosa Garces, M.D. is one of 494 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 362 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Florida
There are 494 rheumatology physician records in Florida.
All 494 in Florida → Every provider in South Miami → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mouriel Boucher, DOSouth Miami, FL 331431972009868
- Liliya Gandrabur, M.D.South Miami, FL 331431811377989
- Olga Kromo, M.D.South Miami, FL 331431124229091
- Lorena Lopez, MDSouth Miami, FL 331431164042289
- Patricia Mueller, MDSouth Miami, FL 331431144260373
- Jaime Pachon, M.D.South Miami, FL 331431891782306
- Javier Rios, MDSouth Miami, FL 331431114504693
- Eric Sheldon, M.D.South Miami, FL 331431356338735
Common questions
What is Margarita Rosa Garces, M.D.'s NPI number?
Margarita Rosa Garces, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548247521, issued on Dec 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Margarita Rosa Garces, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6141 Sunset Dr, South Miami, FL, 33143. Phone: (305) 661-6615. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Margarita Rosa Garces, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME93958, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Margarita Rosa Garces, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Margarita Rosa Garces, M.D. had 4,835 Medicare Part D claims for 827 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Margarita Rosa Garces, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.