Steven James Garza, OD
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Steven James Garza, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1346216892, issued on Feb 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas 6674TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven James Garza
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 6674TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1740 W 27TH St Ste 180, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 864-8652
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Fax
- (713) 864-2865
- Medicaid ID
- 1715690 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050111000056); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1740 W 27TH St Ste 180
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Steven James Garza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 6674TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
287 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
- Ozempic15 claims
- Metformin Hcl11 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): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $328.48
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Northwest Eye AssociatesHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
770 optometrist records list a practice address in Houston
They are 770 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Steven James Garza, OD's NPI number?
Steven James Garza, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346216892, issued on Feb 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven James Garza, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 W 27TH St Ste 180, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 864-8652. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven James Garza, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 6674TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Steven James Garza, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven James Garza, OD had 287 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven James Garza, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.