What is Ricardo Garza's specialty?

Ricardo Garza (NPI 1962409383) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in San Antonio, TX.

Where does Ricardo Garza practice?

Ricardo Garza practices in San Antonio, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1962409383.

How much does Medicare pay Ricardo Garza?

Ricardo Garza (NPI 1962409383) received approximately $181K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 397 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1962409383

Ricardo GarzaM.D.

CardiologySan Antonio, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,417

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,154

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$180K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,379 Cardiology providers in TX — above median (cohort median 2,215).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,803

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$663K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate619 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium578 claims

Valsartan477 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium299 claims

Hydrochlorothiazide254 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

63.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.59%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$297

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$297

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$297

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ricardo Garza'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). 30 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SAN ANTONIO, LTD., L.L.P.	299	1,248
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	38	118
Charles Machell Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · San Antonio, TX	38	369
Jorge Velez Diagnostic Radiology · San Antonio, TX	33	123
Steven Daniels Interventional Cardiology · San Antonio, TX	33	96
Carlos Roman Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · San Antonio, TX	29	146
Mitchell Curry Internal Medicine · San Antonio, TX	28	223
Michael Lane Diagnostic Radiology · San Antonio, TX	24	69
Manuel Garcia Cardiology · San Antonio, TX	22	119
Southerncross Ambulance, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · New Braunfels, TX	19	63
Michael Orsi Diagnostic Radiology · San Antonio, TX	18	62
James Dix Diagnostic Radiology · San Antonio, TX	18	51

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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