Youssef O. Garcia-Bengochea, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Athens, GA
Youssef O. Garcia-Bengochea, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1710320445, issued on Apr 11, 2013. Check the license (Georgia 76570, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Youssef O. Garcia-Bengochea
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 76570 GA
81806 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1199 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 475-7330
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2023
- Fax
- (706) 475-6717
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230821002175); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1199 Prince Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Sarah Adams, PHARMDPharmacist1548102742
- Eric Afari, MDInternal Medicine Physician1215399068
- Fakhar Ahmad, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1295781094
- Mohammad Ahmad, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1588315667
- Thomas Aiken, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1598127979
Verify Youssef O. Garcia-Bengochea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 76570Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,282 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium191 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate177 claims
- Losartan Potassium120 claims
- Spironolactone104 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate88 claims
- Eliquis88 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: $552.10
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Prohealth Medical Group IncWaukesha, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Youssef O. Garcia-Bengochea among 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia
Youssef O. Garcia-Bengochea, M.D. is one of 726 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia.
All 726 in Georgia → Every provider in Athens → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Subodh Agrawal, MDAthens, GA 306061366443640
- Erick Avelar, MDAthens, GA 306061699707125
- Paul Beltran, MDAthens, GA 306061376627893
- Moe Bishara, MDAthens, GA 306061568476166
- Laura Diamandopoulos, MDAthens, GA 306061265436505
- Susan Kreher, M.D.Athens, GA 306061871526525
- John Layher, MDAthens, GA 306061629076583
- Lyn Lowman, MDAthens, GA 306061053319913
Common questions
What is Youssef O. Garcia-Bengochea, M.D.'s NPI number?
Youssef O. Garcia-Bengochea, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710320445, issued on Apr 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Youssef O. Garcia-Bengochea, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1199 Prince Ave, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 475-7330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Youssef O. Garcia-Bengochea, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 76570, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Youssef O. Garcia-Bengochea, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Youssef O. Garcia-Bengochea, M.D. had 1,282 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.