Pankaj Garg, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Temple, TX
Pankaj Garg, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1881241370, issued on Aug 20, 2019. Check the license (Texas 48280, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pankaj Garg
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 48280 TX
29767 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508
- Phone
- (254) 724-2111
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2019
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240816000489); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2401 S 31St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Stephen Abernathy, M.D.Surgery Physician1851389779
- Ossama Abou HassanCardiovascular Disease Physician1083252332
- Jose Marri Abril, MDSurgery Physician1336620806
- Kellie Achord, PA-CPhysician Assistant1841754355
- Alisa Acosta, MD, MPHPediatric Nephrology Physician1053553214
Verify Pankaj Garg in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 48280Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $869.40
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 one group practice
- Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pankaj Garg among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Pankaj Garg, MD is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 94% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 484 in Texas → Every provider in Temple → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emmanuel Amulraj, M.DTemple, TX 765081407005176
- Mustafa Baldawi, M.D.Temple, TX 765081750623526
- David Daniel, M.D.Temple, TX 765081164698221
- Afshin Ehsan, M.D.Temple, TX 765081508890260
- Sheikh Elahi, MDTemple, TX 765081083910186
- Wade Knight, M.D.Temple, TX 765081710947189
- Daniel Lee, M.D.Temple, TX 765081235386392
- Amber Malhotra, MDTemple, TX 765081528548302
Common questions
What is Pankaj Garg, MD's NPI number?
Pankaj Garg, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881241370, issued on Aug 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pankaj Garg, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 724-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pankaj Garg, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 48280, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Pankaj Garg, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pankaj Garg, MD had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Pankaj Garg, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 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.