NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wendell Garcia-Ortiz, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · South Bend, IN

Wendell Garcia-Ortiz, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in South Bend, Indiana, and NPI 1972593630, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 01037595A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 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
1972593630
Name
Wendell Garcia-Ortiz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
01037595A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
211 N Eddy St, South Bend, IN 46617
Phone
(574) 647-1500
Enumerated
Oct 25, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040126000468); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1984
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 211 N Eddy St

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

  1. Ahmed Abdel-Latief, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1093704801
  2. Amanda Alberding, ANPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346597630
  3. Sohaib Aleem, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1588894026
  4. Stephen Anderson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1578554648
  5. Danielle BaePharmacist1528636925
  6. Polya Baghelai, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1912942061

Verify Wendell Garcia-Ortiz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

996 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Wendell Garcia-Ortiz996
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Triamcinolone Acetonide170 claims
  2. Ketoconazole150 claims
  3. Mupirocin107 claims
  4. Tacrolimus67 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate60 claims
  6. Clindamycin Phosphate56 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: $681.28

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Wendell Garcia-Ortiz$681.28
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. The South Bend Clinic LLCSouth Bend, IN

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

Wendell Garcia-Ortiz among 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana

Wendell Garcia-Ortiz, MD is one of 2,109 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 1,448 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 43% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

54 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in South Bend

They are 54 of the 3,178 NPPES records with a practice address in South Bend, and 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Anderson, MDSouth Bend, IN 466171578554648
  2. Thomas Barbour, MDSouth Bend, IN 466171093704702
  3. Steven Crowell, MDSouth Bend, IN 466171003806829
  4. Ebonee Davis, MDSouth Bend, IN 466171295725646
  5. Howard Engel, M.D.South Bend, IN 466171972552636
  6. Gail English, MDSouth Bend, IN 466171356331151
  7. Susan Hart-Cavallo, MDSouth Bend, IN 466171649261710
  8. Rachelina Kvietkus, M.D.South Bend, IN 466171376586420

Common questions

What is Wendell Garcia-Ortiz, MD's NPI number?

Wendell Garcia-Ortiz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972593630, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wendell Garcia-Ortiz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 211 N Eddy St, South Bend, IN, 46617. Phone: (574) 647-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wendell Garcia-Ortiz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01037595A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Wendell Garcia-Ortiz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wendell Garcia-Ortiz, MD had 996 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.