Rafael Eduardo Garcia, APRN, FNP-BC

Primary specialty

Family Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LF0000X

License

684153 Issued in TX

Practice address

1203 N US Highway 83
Zapata, TX 78076-3303

Phone

(956) 737-2107

NPI assigned

Jun 4, 2007

Last updated

Nov 25, 2025By the provider in NPPES

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

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: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2021

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

McAdams Emergency Medicine Associates, PAGroup PAC ID 2567895386, 42 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Amistad Home Health Inc Home health agency, Laredo, TX, CCN 679491
• Laredo Medical Center Hospital, Laredo, TX, CCN 450029

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

94.06 of 100Reported as group

Quality

81.25

Improvement activities

40

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

98.7 of 100Reported as group

Quality

89.53

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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

• Advanced Aid Urgent Care PLLC

  • Urgent Care Clinic/Center
  • Zapata, TX
  • NPI 1982589651
  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official
• McAdams Emergency Medicine Associates, PA

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1275183956
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Gateway Community Health Center, Inc

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1720192792
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Webb Emergency Medicine Associates PA

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1770543555
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Gateway Community Health Center, Inc

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1891660759
  NPD
• Gateway Community Health Center, Inc.

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1255376976
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Amistad Home Health Inc

  • Home Health Agency
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1033148267
  Care Compare affiliation
• Laredo Texas Hospital Company LP

  dba Laredo Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1548232044
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "city": "ZAPATA",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "780763303",
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            "address_1": "210 RATHMELL",
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            "fax_number": "855-532-5848",
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        "last_name": "GARCIA",
        "first_name": "RAFAEL",
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        "credential": "APRN, FNP-BC",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
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        "enumeration_date": "2007-06-04",
        "last_updated": "2025-11-25",
        "certification_date": "2025-11-25",
        "status": "A"
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• Falcon Lake Health Care, LTD. (Falcon Lake Nursing Home)
• Falcon Lake Nursing Home, LLC
• Fortaleza Home Care, LLC
• Kaitlyn M Garcia, MS
• Olga Eloisa Garcia, SLPA
• Ramiro Ricardo Garcia, RPH.
• Romeo Mario Garcia Jr., OTR
• Stephanie Annette Garcia, SLP
• Garcia's Pill Box
• Gateway Community Health Center, Inc.

• Family Nurse Practitioner in Zapata, TX
• Providers in Zapata, TX by specialty
• Family Nurse Practitioner in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 25, 2025; 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.