NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nelson D. Garza, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Houston, TX

Nelson D. Garza, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1215566278, issued on Apr 2, 2020. Check the license (Texas 1046680, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215566278
Name
Nelson D. Garza
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
1046680 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10318 Jillana Kaye Dr, Houston, TX 77086
Phone
(281) 948-6242
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2020
Record last updated
Oct 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210923001463); 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 Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score97.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%83.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $16.26

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nelson Garza$16.26
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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. U S Anesthesia Partners OF Texas, PAThe Woodlands, TX

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

Nelson D. Garza among 6,097 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Texas

Nelson D. Garza, CRNA is one of 6,097 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2014 among the 4,734 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,127 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,127 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 6,097 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Texas.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brenda Korfin, CRNAHouston, TX 770841235171778
  2. Mark BarrHouston, TX 770891386376598
  3. Enrique CampuzanoHouston, TX 770891487386694
  4. Kristen Dincal, DNPHouston, TX 770891184357485
  5. Ziem Dinh, CRNAHouston, TX 770831326826520
  6. Zachary Enger, CRNAHouston, TX 770891760999650
  7. Dallas Fulton, CRNAHouston, TX 770891346877834
  8. Raul GardunoHouston, TX 770891922760529

Common questions

What is Nelson D. Garza, CRNA's NPI number?

Nelson D. Garza, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215566278, issued on Apr 2, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nelson D. Garza, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10318 Jillana Kaye Dr, Houston, TX, 77086. Phone: (281) 948-6242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nelson D. Garza, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1046680, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Nelson D. Garza, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 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.