Ruben Luis Garcia, M.D.
Specialist · Athens, TX
Ruben Luis Garcia, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Athens, Texas, and NPI 1639188501, issued on Aug 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas F9465, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruben Luis Garcia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- F9465 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1701 South Palestine, Athens, TX 75751
- Phone
- (903) 675-9339
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (903) 675-9344
- Medicaid ID
- 0997686-01 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100601000491); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1701 South Palestine
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ruben Luis Garcia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license F9465Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
2,442 Medicare Part D claims for 543 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 93 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl857 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er546 claims
- Finasteride168 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl110 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate96 claims
- Cefdinir80 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): 97.6 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: $142.78
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Procept BioRobotics Corporation. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Etmc Physician Group, Inc.Athens, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ruben Luis Garcia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ruben Luis Garcia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639188501, issued on Aug 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruben Luis Garcia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 South Palestine, Athens, TX, 75751. Phone: (903) 675-9339. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruben Luis Garcia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F9465, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruben Luis Garcia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruben Luis Garcia, M.D. had 2,442 Medicare Part D claims for 543 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ruben Luis Garcia, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.