Dr. Eduardo Garcia, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Garcia
Dr. Eduardo Garcia is a hematology & oncology in Lake Worth, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Garcia performed 110,071 Medicare services across 4,282 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Garcia received a total of $8,511 from 56 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 276 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in hematology & oncology. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Garcia is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron infusion (Injectafer) | 66,750 | $1 | $4 |
| Darbepoetin injection (Aranesp) for anemia | 15,500 | $2 | $9 |
| Epoetin alfa injection (Procrit) for anemia | 9,130 | $6 | $20 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 2,160 | $19 | $31 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 1,601 | $8 | $24 |
| Injection, heparin sodium, (heparin lock flush), per 10 units | 1,600 | $0 | $0 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 1,495 | $8 | $12 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 1,005 | $10 | $38 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 939 | $6 | $15 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 884 | $96 | $150 |
| Anti-nausea injection (ondansetron/Zofran) | 880 | $0 | $7 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 720 | $0 | $3 |
| Uric acid level test | 704 | $4 | $10 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution, 250 cc | 623 | $1 | $9 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 620 | $13 | $47 |
| Iron level test | 617 | $6 | $30 |
| Transferrin (iron binding protein) level | 617 | $12 | $40 |
| Red blood count, manual test | 597 | $4 | $18 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 574 | $11 | $45 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 420 | $15 | $55 |
| Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated | 399 | $4 | $13 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 285 | $18 | $32 |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level | 236 | $19 | $65 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 217 | $97 | $150 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 207 | $50 | $155 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 196 | $23 | $175 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 145 | $139 | $280 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 122 | $141 | $200 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 110 | $22 | $90 |
| Immunologic analysis for detection of tumor antigen, quantitative; ca 15-3 | 102 | $20 | $55 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 93 | $103 | $270 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 64 | $52 | $170 |
| Folic acid level test | 63 | $14 | $32 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 57 | $16 | $32 |
| Thyroid hormone evaluation | 52 | $6 | $12 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 52 | $56 | $125 |
| Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), total | 51 | $7 | $13 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis concurrent with another infusion | 50 | $16 | $65 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 47 | $172 | $300 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 40 | $18 | $69 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 35 | $8 | $30 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 12 | $32 | $35 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (58%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Garcia is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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