Philip Joseph Gara Jr., MD FACP

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

137811 Issued in NY

Practice address

319 Broadway
Fort Edward, NY 12828-1221

Phone

(518) 761-0300

Fax

(518) 824-2390

NPI assigned

Oct 12, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NY

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

Internal MedicineAlso: Geriatric Medicine

Education

Albany Medical College of Union University, 1976

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Hudson Headwaters Health NetworkGroup PAC ID 7416861208, 221 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Community Hospice, Inc, the Hospice, Albany, NY, CCN 331501
• Fort Hudson Nursing Center Inc Nursing home, Fort Edward, NY, CCN 335300

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

All facility ownership & control disclosures 1

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider’s PECOS associate ID as an owner or managing party.

Owned or controlled facilities with NPI records 1

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider as an owner, officer, director or managing party.

• Fort Hudson Nursing Center, Inc.

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Fort Edward, NY
  • NPI 1417947722

  Adp of the SNF, Contracted Managing Employee

  CMS ownership

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.

• Hudson Headwaters Health Network

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Warrensburg, NY
  • NPI 1194738344

  Internal Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Glens Falls Hospital Inc.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Glens Falls, NY
  • NPI 1336198217

  Internal Medicine

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Glens Falls Hospital Inc

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Glens Falls, NY
  • NPI 1619990991
  NPD
• Hudson Headwaters Health Network

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Salem, NY
  • NPI 1982417119
  NPD
• Adirondack Medical Associates, LLC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Hudson Falls, NY
  • NPI 1881688273
  NPD (past)
• Fort Hudson Nursing Center, Inc.

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Fort Edward, NY
  • NPI 1417947722
  NPD (past)
• Saratoga Nephrology, PLLC

  • Specialist
  • Saratoga Springs, NY
  • NPI 1538170733
  NPD (past)

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

• Fort Hudson Nursing Center, Inc.

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Fort Edward, NY
  • NPI 1417947722

  Nursing home

  Care Compare affiliation
• The Community Hospice Inc

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Albany, NY
  • NPI 1588631733
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
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            "address_1": "9 CAREY RD",
            "city": "QUEENSBURY",
            "state": "NY",
            "postal_code": "128047880",
            "telephone_number": "518-761-0300"
        },
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            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "city": "FORT EDWARD",
            "state": "NY",
            "postal_code": "128281221",
            "telephone_number": "518-761-0300",
            "fax_number": "518-824-2390"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
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            "state": "NY",
            "postal_code": "128014413",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "518-926-2940",
            "fax_number": "518-926-2941",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
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        "middle_name": "JOSEPH",
        "name_suffix": "Jr.",
        "credential": "MD FACP",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-10-12",
        "last_updated": "2025-05-22",
        "certification_date": "2025-05-22",
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            "state": "NY"
        }
    ],
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            "city": "Glens Falls",
            "state": "NY",
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            "address_type": "DOM"
        },
        {
            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
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            "affiliation": "N",
            "address_1": "319 Broadway",
            "city": "Fort Edward",
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• Fort Hudson Nursing Center, Inc.
• Fort Hudson Social Day Program
• Maura D Fox, M.S.CCC-SLP,NBCT
• Kenneth S France, MD
• Michael W Fuller, MD
• Lisa Goodrich, LPN
• Laurel Green, LMSW
• Sasha Grems, RN
• Suzanne Hackert, LCSW-R
• Patricia L. Hale I, MD, PHD, FACP

• Internal Medicine Physician in Fort Edward, NY
• Providers in Fort Edward, NY by specialty
• Internal Medicine Physician in New York

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 22, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; facility enrollments, owners and changes of ownership; Provider of Services certification data; 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.