Nelson Alberto Telles Garcia, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Des Moines, IA
Nelson Alberto Telles Garcia, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1922360726, issued on Jun 8, 2012. Check the license (Iowa 44968, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nelson Alberto Telles Garcia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 44968 IA
R9361 IA
MD.207927 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1215 Pleasant St Ste 414, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 241-5700
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 241-5780
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180620001260); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1215 Pleasant St Ste 414
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nelson Alberto Telles Garcia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 44968Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
9,872 Medicare Part D claims for 921 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,106 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate739 claims
- Eliquis686 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate576 claims
- Furosemide551 claims
- Lisinopril426 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: $862.48
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Central Iowa Hospital CorporationWest Des Moines, IA
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationGrimes, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nelson Alberto Telles Garcia among 169 cardiovascular disease physician records in Iowa
Nelson Alberto Telles Garcia, MD is one of 169 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2000 among the 119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Iowa
There are 169 cardiovascular disease physician records in Iowa.
All 169 in Iowa → Every provider in Des Moines → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eduardo Antezano, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091447363486
- Muhammad Awan, MBBSDes Moines, IA 503091306263736
- Rajeev Fernando, MBBSDes Moines, IA 503091952651382
- Ratna Priya Gangi, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091164653945
- Sowjanya Kapaganti, MDDes Moines, IA 503091790264240
- Shubha Deep Roy, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091689061095
- Craig Stark, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091245212075
- Thomas Brown, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141669454930
Common questions
What is Nelson Alberto Telles Garcia, MD's NPI number?
Nelson Alberto Telles Garcia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922360726, issued on Jun 8, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nelson Alberto Telles Garcia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 Pleasant St Ste 414, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 241-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nelson Alberto Telles Garcia, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 44968, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nelson Alberto Telles Garcia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nelson Alberto Telles Garcia, MD had 9,872 Medicare Part D claims for 921 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.