What is Ricardo Garcia's specialty?

Ricardo Garcia (NPI 1871547521) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Infectious Disease in Mcallen, TX.

Where does Ricardo Garcia practice?

Ricardo Garcia practices in Mcallen, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1871547521.

How much does Medicare pay Ricardo Garcia?

Ricardo Garcia (NPI 1871547521) received approximately $66K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 190 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1871547521

Ricardo GarciaM.D.

PRACTICESOUTH TEXAS INFECTIOUS DISEASES CONSULTANTS, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

Infectious DiseaseMcallen, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

358

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

882

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$65K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 425 Infectious Disease providers in TX — above median (cohort median 589).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

384

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$472K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

64.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Ertapenem Sodium50 claims

Dolutegravir Sodium/Lamivudine49 claims

Dolutegravir/Rilpivirine39 claims

Abacavir/Dolutegravir/Lamivudi33 claims

Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav31 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

99.9

Quality

90.7

Cost

78.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ricardo Garcia's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 88 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DOCTORS HOSPITAL AT RENAISSANCE, LTD	266	1,096
Eliana Ochoa Infectious Disease · Mcallen, TX	212	999
Vangala Reddy Diagnostic Radiology · Edinburg, TX	176	948
Med Care Emergency Medical Services Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Mcallen, TX	108	304
HIDALGO COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE FOUNDATION	108	385
GRAHAM, FRANKLIN	105	330
Ruben Mohme Internal Medicine · Edinburg, TX	102	423
Jose Lopez Family Practice · Edinburg, TX	99	408
Fire Emergency Medical Services Llc Ambulance Service Provider · Mcallen, TX	88	268
Manuel Seas Internal Medicine · Edinburg, TX	86	318
Eduardo Guerra Valencia Family Practice · Mcallen, TX	79	342
Christopher Zaleski Diagnostic Radiology · Reno, NV	78	256

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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