Wael F. Garas, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Boulder, CO
Wael F. Garas, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Boulder, Colorado, and NPI 1033181375, issued on Feb 2, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.0044045, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wael F. Garas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- DR.0044045 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5495 Arapahoe Ave Ste 100, Boulder, CO 80303
- Phone
- (303) 415-4250
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 440-9629
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051219000832); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wael F. Garas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0044045Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
126 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 claims
- Prednisone11 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): 58.5 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- LA Clinica Del Pueblo DE Rio ArribaTierra Amarilla, NM
- St Vincent HospitalSanta Fe, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wael F. Garas among 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado
Wael F. Garas, MD is one of 2,046 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 1,090 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
74 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Boulder
They are 74 of the 5,635 NPPES records with a practice address in Boulder, and 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado.
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- Diana Mancini, MDBoulder, CO 803031619990090
- Martha Montour, RNBoulder, CO 803031013051895
Common questions
What is Wael F. Garas, MD's NPI number?
Wael F. Garas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033181375, issued on Feb 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wael F. Garas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5495 Arapahoe Ave Ste 100, Boulder, CO, 80303. Phone: (303) 415-4250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wael F. Garas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0044045, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wael F. Garas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wael F. Garas, MD had 126 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wael F. Garas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 58.5 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.