Ricardo A. Garza, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Antonio, TX
Ricardo A. Garza, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1962409383, issued on Jun 30, 2005. Check the license (Texas G8125, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo A. Garza
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- G8125 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6800 IH 10 West, San Antonio, TX 78201
- Phone
- (210) 614-6391
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2026
- Fax
- (210) 616-3327
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100826000442); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Ricardo A. Garza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G8125Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,980 Medicare Part D claims for 541 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate619 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium578 claims
- Valsartan477 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium299 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide254 claims
- Losartan Potassium253 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $296.62
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. 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.
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Common questions
What is Ricardo A. Garza, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ricardo A. Garza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962409383, issued on Jun 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo A. Garza, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6800 IH 10 West, San Antonio, TX, 78201. Phone: (210) 614-6391. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo A. Garza, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G8125, 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 Ricardo A. Garza, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo A. Garza, M.D. had 5,980 Medicare Part D claims for 541 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricardo A. Garza, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.