Rafael Garces, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Miami, FL
Rafael Garces, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Miami, Florida, and NPI 1538620414, issued on Mar 25, 2019. Check the license (Florida ME155793, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael Garces
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- ME155793 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1611 NW 12TH Ave, Miami, FL 33136
- Phone
- (305) 585-1111
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220517001213); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rafael Garces in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME155793Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
358 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
- Eliquis21 claims
- Carvedilol16 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate13 claims
- Losartan Potassium12 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 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): 81.3 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: $20.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- University OF MiamiMiami, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rafael Garces among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida
Rafael Garces, MD is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% 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 80% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 80% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Rafael Garces, MD's NPI number?
Rafael Garces, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538620414, issued on Mar 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael Garces, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1611 NW 12TH Ave, Miami, FL, 33136. Phone: (305) 585-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael Garces, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME155793, 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 Rafael Garces, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael Garces, MD had 358 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rafael Garces, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.3 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.