NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruel Tan Garcia, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · San Jose, CA

Ruel Tan Garcia, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1790789022, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (California G79067, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790789022
Name
Ruel Tan Garcia
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
G79067 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2340 Montpelier Dr, San Jose, CA 95116
Phone
(408) 347-9001
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(408) 347-9004
Medicaid ID
00G79067 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110504000279); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1992
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2340 Montpelier Dr

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

  1. Eduardo Da Silveira, MD, MSCGastroenterology Physician1326135377

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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

252 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Ruel Garcia252
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Gavilyte-G45 claims
  2. Omeprazole34 claims
  3. Peg-3350 And Electrolytes18 claims
  4. Spironolactone18 claims
  5. Entecavir17 claims
  6. Peg 3350-Electrolyte16 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): 84 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 score79.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $686.06

41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ruel Garcia$686.06
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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

  1. Genesis Healthcare Partners PCLos Gatos, CA

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

Gastroenterology Physician providers in California

There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.

Other gastroenterology physician records in California

  1. David Aarons, MDLodi, CA1619081379
  2. Constante Abaya, MDOxnard, CA1003918459
  3. Sadeea Abbasi, M.D., PH.D.Los Angeles, CA1366713513
  4. Basim Abdelkarim, MDUpland, CA1932217544
  5. Homan Abdollahzadeh, MDPalm Springs, CA1184634826
  6. John Abdulian, M.D.Fresno, CA1437114113
  7. Hussein Abidali, DORancho Cucamonga, CA1205274768
  8. Alaa Abousaif, MDOrange, CA1235124108
  9. Donald Abrahm, M.D.Newport Beach, CA1215022405
  10. Maria Abreu, M.D.West Hollywood, CA1598793374

Common questions

What is Ruel Tan Garcia, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ruel Tan Garcia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790789022, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruel Tan Garcia, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2340 Montpelier Dr, San Jose, CA, 95116. Phone: (408) 347-9001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruel Tan Garcia, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G79067, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ruel Tan Garcia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruel Tan Garcia, M.D. had 252 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ruel Tan Garcia, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 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.