Rafael F. Garcia, MD
General Practice Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Rafael F. Garcia, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1336160852, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas J3700, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael F. Garcia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- J3700 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5440 Old Brownsville RD, Corpus Christi, TX 78417
- Phone
- (361) 226-7419
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- Fax
- (361) 201-7479
- Medicaid IDs
- 138031308 TX
138031318 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051108001010); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5440 Old Brownsville RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kenda Dietrich, LPC, LPACounselor1538286414
- Michael Hernandez, MDPsychiatry Physician1851380885
- Debra Lazarte, LCSWClinical Social Worker1316931827
- Divina Lewis, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1033851373
- Norami Ortiz, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1427608850
- Joseph Whitfield, P.A.Physician Assistant1265495683
Verify Rafael F. Garcia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J3700Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
4,944 Medicare Part D claims for 499 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 153 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium166 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium158 claims
- Lisinopril154 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate150 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium121 claims
- Losartan Potassium110 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: $2,035.91
122 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.
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
- Here OR There Healthcare PLLCCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rafael F. Garcia among 1,062 general practice physician records in Texas
Rafael F. Garcia, MD is one of 1,062 general practice physician records with a practice address in Texas. 44% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 44% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2000 among the 222 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 41% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,062 general practice physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Rafael F. Garcia, MD's NPI number?
Rafael F. Garcia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336160852, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael F. Garcia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5440 Old Brownsville RD, Corpus Christi, TX, 78417. Phone: (361) 226-7419. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael F. Garcia, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J3700, 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 Rafael F. Garcia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael F. Garcia, MD had 4,944 Medicare Part D claims for 499 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.