Dr. David Garza, M.D
What this data tells you about Dr. Garza
Dr. David Garza is an internal medicine specialist in Plano, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Garza performed 3,782 Medicare services across 1,733 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Garza received a total of $8,570 from 60 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 554 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Garza 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 500 | $37 | $51 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 344 | $87 | $156 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 315 | $8 | $12 |
| Liver function blood test panel | 310 | $8 | $16 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 303 | $13 | $17 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 294 | $8 | $10 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 261 | $5 | $7 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 218 | $9 | $17 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 192 | $6 | $7 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 140 | $62 | $125 |
| Vitamin D level test | 137 | $28 | $40 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 90 | $16 | $25 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 73 | $8 | $18 |
| Automated urinalysis | 71 | $2 | $3 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 70 | $35 | $50 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 56 | $17 | $38 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 43 | $7 | $11 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 42 | $99 | $249 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 33 | $68 | $75 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 32 | $10 | $22 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 32 | $29 | $30 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 27 | $15 | $20 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 27 | $101 | $216 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 25 | $67 | $154 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 21 | $130 | $218 |
| Care management services for behavioral health conditions, 20 minutes or more clinical staff time directed by health care professional | 21 | $31 | $50 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 20 | $96 | $266 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 19 | $16 | $48 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 16 | $3 | $24 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus | 13 | $94 | $125 |
| Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | 13 | $50 | $110 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 12 | $34 | $161 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 12 | $19 | $30 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for internal medicine in TX.
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. Garza is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 10% of TX peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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