NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zev W. Garbuz, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Modesto, CA

Zev W. Garbuz, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Modesto, California, and NPI 1912290107, issued on May 19, 2011. Check the license (California A131148, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1912290107
Name
Zev W. Garbuz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
A131148 CA
MD452920 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3800 Dale RD, Modesto, CA 95356
Phone
(209) 735-5000
Enumerated
May 19, 2011
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171214001981); accepts 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 3800 Dale RD

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

  1. Breanna BecerraInternal Medicine Physician1407433113
  2. Vipul Bhagat, MDFamily Medicine Physician1114005790
  3. Inderjit BirringPharmacist1902338924
  4. Sharon D'Souza, MDFamily Medicine Physician1568613313
  5. Debra Drake, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1336189091
  6. Siona EmersonPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1255818688

Verify Zev W. Garbuz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

237 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Zev Garbuz237
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide22 claims
  2. Metoprolol Tartrate13 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
  4. Carvedilol11 claims
  5. 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncManteca, CA

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

Zev W. Garbuz among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Zev W. Garbuz, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

129 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Modesto

They are 129 of the 9,262 NPPES records with a practice address in Modesto, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rajwinder Bahia, M.D.Modesto, CA 953561467695452
  2. Breanna BecerraModesto, CA 953561407433113
  3. Cristine Descallar, MDModesto, CA 953561780097675
  4. Brian Dolnick, DOModesto, CA 953561003994914
  5. Mark Gullapalli, MDModesto, CA 953561336291566
  6. Donald Kimzey, MDModesto, CA 953561568540466
  7. Harsha Kothiya, MBBS, MDModesto, CA 953561174101315
  8. Scott Lee, MDModesto, CA 953561396818605

Common questions

What is Zev W. Garbuz, MD's NPI number?

Zev W. Garbuz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912290107, issued on May 19, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zev W. Garbuz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3800 Dale RD, Modesto, CA, 95356. Phone: (209) 735-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zev W. Garbuz, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A131148, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Zev W. Garbuz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zev W. Garbuz, MD had 237 Medicare Part D claims for 100 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.