NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Lidia Garcia, DDS

Dentist · Tucson, AZ

Sara Lidia Garcia, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1972801678, issued on Mar 3, 2011. Check the license (Arizona D008178, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972801678
Name
Sara Lidia Garcia
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License numbers
D008178 AZ
60226 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3971 E Paradise Falls Dr, Tucson, AZ 85712
Phone
(520) 296-5801
Enumerated
Mar 3, 2011
Record last updated
Apr 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(520) 296-7554
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 3971 E Paradise Falls Dr

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

  1. Richard Sebastian, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1265528178

Verify Sara Lidia Garcia in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
    Search for license D008178
    Check the board
  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
Find the Arizona license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sara Garcia30
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate13 claims
  2. Amoxicillin12 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: $163.00

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was BioHorizons Implant Systems Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Garcia$163.00
  2. Specialty average$540.36

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

221 dentist records list a practice address in Tucson

They are 221 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 1,928 dentist records in Arizona.

Other dentist records in Arizona

  1. Osama AbadiTucson, AZ1679903645
  2. Kathleen Abaie, DMDPhoenix, AZ1629451711
  3. Keri Abbott, DDSPhoenix, AZ1841711579
  4. Mouhammed Abdulrazzak, D.D.S.Scottsdale, AZ1518164383
  5. Payam Abedi, D.D.S.Scottsdale, AZ1376524942
  6. Melvin AbrahamTucson, AZ1396467791
  7. Leina Abraham-Lalani, DDSGilbert, AZ1881608792
  8. Aram Abramian, DDSTucson, AZ1538386792
  9. Jefrey Abramowitz, DDSFlagstaff, AZ1326004441
  10. Don Acomb, DDSTucson, AZ1336165422

Common questions

What is Sara Lidia Garcia, DDS's NPI number?

Sara Lidia Garcia, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972801678, issued on Mar 3, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Lidia Garcia, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3971 E Paradise Falls Dr, Tucson, AZ, 85712. Phone: (520) 296-5801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Lidia Garcia, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number D008178, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sara Lidia Garcia, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Lidia Garcia, DDS had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.