Rafael F Garcia, MD

Primary specialty

General Practice PhysicianTaxonomy code 208D00000X

License

J3700 Issued in TX

Practice address

5440 Old Brownsville Rd
Corpus Christi, TX 78417-9765

Phone

(361) 226-7419

Fax

(361) 201-7479

NPI assigned

Jul 21, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 3

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

General Practice

Education

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, 1992

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Here Or There Healthcare PLLCGroup PAC ID 5597186387, 4 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Not enrolled

HHS exclusion list flag

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Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: rafael.garcia@415054778073092.direct.elationemr.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Here Or There Healthcare PLLC

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Corpus Christi, TX
  • NPI 1336778679
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• South Texas Primary Care and Health Center PLLC

  • General Practice Physician
  • Corpus Christi, TX
  • NPI 1922941756
  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official
• William G Curtis, MD PA

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Corpus Christi, TX
  • NPI 1316160849
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Athens Emergency Medicine Associates PA

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Palestine, TX
  • NPI 1073539144
  NPD (past)
• East Texas Medical Center Healthcare Associates

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Tyler, TX
  • NPI 1326082892
  NPD (past)
• Ghep Corpus Christi PLLC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Corpus Christi, TX
  • NPI 1174511133
  NPD (past)
• Houston Emergency Medicine Associates PA

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Crockett, TX
  • NPI 1316976038
  NPD (past)
• Trinity Emergency Medicine Associates PA

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Trinity, TX
  • NPI 1164451886
  NPD (past)
• Valley Emergency Physicians

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Harlingen, TX
  • NPI 1699769513
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "number": "1336160852",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 6950",
            "city": "CORPUS CHRISTI",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "784666950",
            "telephone_number": "361-226-7419",
            "fax_number": "361-201-7479"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "5440 OLD BROWNSVILLE RD",
            "city": "CORPUS CHRISTI",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "784179765",
            "telephone_number": "361-226-7419",
            "fax_number": "361-201-7479"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "GARCIA",
        "first_name": "RAFAEL",
        "middle_name": "F",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-07-21",
        "last_updated": "2026-04-14",
        "certification_date": "2026-04-14",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "issuer": null,
            "identifier": "138031308",
            "state": "TX"
        },
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            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "BCBSTX PIN",
            "identifier": "8X7032",
            "state": "TX"
        },
        {
            "code": "05",
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        }
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    "endpoints": [],
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}

• Noe Garcia Jr., PTA
• Octavio Javier Garcia Sr., MD
• Patricia Garcia, LPC MS
• Rachel Garcia, COTA
• Rachel Lauren Francis Garcia, APRN, NNP-BC
• Raul Garcia Jr., PTA
• Rebecca Garcia
• Rebecca Diane Garcia, M.S., CF-SLP
• Rennah C Garcia
• Rosario Angelica Garcia

• General Practice Physician in Corpus Christi, TX
• Providers in Corpus Christi, TX by specialty
• General Practice Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 14, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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