NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Frances Garcia

Physician Assistant · Charlotte, NC

Sara Frances Garcia is a physician assistant with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1578057964, issued on Jun 19, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-08184, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578057964
Name
Sara Frances Garcia
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
0010-08184 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1915 Randolph RD, Charlotte, NC 28207
Phone
(704) 323-3000
Enumerated
Jun 19, 2018
Record last updated
Dec 13, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180906002506); may accept 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 1915 Randolph RD

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

  1. Britni AlatorreOccupational Therapist1568113272
  2. Gustavo Arcia, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1720430119
  3. Juanita ArredondoOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1295666337
  4. Paul Ashby, PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1770567141
  5. Matthew Beam, PA-CPhysician Assistant1679810220
  6. Thomas Berault, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1477148583

Verify Sara Frances Garcia in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

558 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 254 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sara Garcia558
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen136 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl107 claims
  3. Ondansetron Hcl93 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone42 claims
  5. Celecoxib41 claims
  6. Gabapentin29 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): 41 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 score21.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%71.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities20 of 40 points · 15%50.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $317.40

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Highridge Medical LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Garcia$317.40
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
  2. OrthocarolinaCharlotte, NC

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

Sara Frances Garcia among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Sara Frances Garcia is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 57% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,308 physician assistant records list a practice address in Charlotte

They are 1,308 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Conner, PACharlotte, NC 282071346210838
  2. Kathy Crump, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071982687745
  3. Jennifer Farres, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071598763054
  4. Jeremy Gaines, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071407839483
  5. Thomas Haser, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071033192687
  6. William Heisel, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071164405718
  7. Christopher Kauffman, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071457334286
  8. Aimee Kerchner, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071669459459

Common questions

What is Sara Frances Garcia's NPI number?

Sara Frances Garcia's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578057964, issued on Jun 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Frances Garcia located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1915 Randolph RD, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 323-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Frances Garcia's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-08184, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sara Frances Garcia prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Frances Garcia had 558 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sara Frances Garcia's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 41 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.