Dr. Annabelle Garcia, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Garcia
Dr. Annabelle Garcia is a student in an organized health care education/training program in San Antonio, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Garcia performed 7,199 Medicare services across 3,939 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Garcia received a total of $177,442 from 60 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1231 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 2,742 | $5 | $13 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 933 | $58 | $175 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 820 | $85 | $248 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 812 | $35 | $130 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 503 | $77 | $221 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 400 | $62 | $197 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 207 | $63 | $217 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 150 | $106 | $321 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 101 | $38 | $97 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 86 | $119 | $328 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 74 | $9 | $27 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 64 | $37 | $110 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 50 | $1 | $2 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 43 | $117 | $348 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 39 | $458 | $1,321 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 30 | $33 | $111 |
| Biopsy of ear | 28 | $50 | $188 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 27 | $84 | $244 |
| Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg) | 26 | $306 | $782 |
| Application of light by qualified health care professional to destroy precancer skin growth | 24 | $167 | $445 |
| Acne surgery | 15 | $72 | $226 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 14 | $197 | $593 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 11 | $94 | $477 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (80%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in student in an organized health care education/training program and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for student in an organized health care education/training program 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. Garcia is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), with 17 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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