NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mariela Garcia

General Practice Physician · Rio Grande, PR

Mariela Garcia is a general practice physician with a practice address in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1770679854, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 15263, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; 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
1770679854
Name
Mariela Garcia
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
15263 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Calle Pimentel Y Castro Numero 200, Rio Grande, PR 00745
Phone
(939) 380-1671
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 16, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051019000234); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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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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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

532 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Mariela Garcia532
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Potassium74 claims
  2. Famotidine47 claims
  3. Nabumetone32 claims
  4. Ciprofloxacin Hcl27 claims
  5. Prednisone25 claims
  6. Cefadroxil17 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: $132.60

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mariela Garcia$132.60
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

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

  1. Caribe Physicians Plaza CorporationRio Grande, PR

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

Mariela Garcia among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Mariela Garcia is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 general practice physician records list a practice address in Rio Grande

They are 27 of the 218 NPPES records with a practice address in Rio Grande, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gerardo Jose Allende, M.D.Rio Grande, PR 007451265572275
  2. Balbino Ayala-Rosa, M.D.Rio Grande, PR 007451306806005
  3. David Colon-Golderos, MDRio Grande, PR 007451114926342
  4. Roberto Durand Rolon, MDRio Grande, PR 007451588796437
  5. Luis Fermin Valdez, MDRio Grande, PR 007451871544304
  6. Mario Gonzalez Bauza, MDRio Grande, PR 007451205836301
  7. Francisco Leal, M.D.Rio Grande, PR 007451609916691
  8. Carmen Lopez, M.DRio Grande, PR 007451255314746

Common questions

What is Mariela Garcia's NPI number?

Mariela Garcia's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770679854, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mariela Garcia located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Calle Pimentel Y Castro Numero 200, Rio Grande, PR, 00745. Phone: (939) 380-1671. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mariela Garcia's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 15263, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mariela Garcia prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mariela Garcia had 532 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.