NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruben Franco Garcia, P.A.-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Tillamook, OR

Ruben Franco Garcia, P.A.-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Tillamook, Oregon, and NPI 1881946549, issued on Oct 4, 2012. Check the license (Oregon PA 173771, as entered in NPPES) with the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881946549
Name
Ruben Franco Garcia
Credential
P.A.-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA 173771 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 3RD St, Tillamook, OR 97141
Phone
(503) 740-3390
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2012
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151105000773); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1000 3RD St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mark Bowman, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1639192412
  2. Jessi Cox, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1689994782
  3. Paul DennisAnesthesiology Physician1427079680
  4. Christopher Faller, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1942492327
  5. Simone Giess, BSN, RNMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1780357269
  6. Jennifer Hedden, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1326350703

Verify Ruben Franco Garcia in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oregon board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

302 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 213 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ruben Franco Garcia302
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl91 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen67 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl51 claims
  4. Meloxicam16 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): 68.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score65.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%38.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%85.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Northwest Medical Foundation OF TillamookTillamook, OR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ruben Franco Garcia among 362 surgical physician assistant records in Oregon

Ruben Franco Garcia, P.A.-C is one of 362 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Oregon. 85% 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 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 46% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2014 among the 281 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Oregon

There are 362 surgical physician assistant records in Oregon.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samuel Hadley, CSASherwood, OR 971401407809270
  2. Daniel Sellers, PA-CNewberg, OR 971321740226414
  3. Timothy SmithNewberg, OR 971321720860232
  4. Chad Esterberg, PA-CHillsboro, OR 971241558700781
  5. Evan Klein, PA-CHillsboro, OR 971241184465130
  6. Jamie Mahoney, PAHillsboro, OR 971241730391665
  7. Elizabeth May, PA-CHillsboro, OR 971241598155202
  8. Evan AcerboHillsboro, OR 971231649885344

Common questions

What is Ruben Franco Garcia, P.A.-C's NPI number?

Ruben Franco Garcia, P.A.-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881946549, issued on Oct 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruben Franco Garcia, P.A.-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 3RD St, Tillamook, OR, 97141. Phone: (503) 740-3390. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruben Franco Garcia, P.A.-C's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number PA 173771, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ruben Franco Garcia, P.A.-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruben Franco Garcia, P.A.-C had 302 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ruben Franco Garcia, P.A.-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 68.5 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.