Dr. Robert Garbacz, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Garbacz
Dr. Robert Garbacz is a dermatology specialist in Wichita Falls, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Garbacz performed 31,922 Medicare services across 6,329 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Garbacz received a total of $4,247 from 26 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 250 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatology. 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. Garbacz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photodynamic therapy gel for precancerous skin | 18,600 | $1 | $4 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 2,154 | $5 | $15 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,850 | $59 | $197 |
| Superficial and/or low voltage radiation treatment delivery | 1,768 | $30 | $89 |
| Tissue pathology examination, moderate complexity | 1,091 | $53 | $156 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 902 | $40 | $123 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 739 | $66 | $222 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 644 | $39 | $147 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 499 | $202 | $586 |
| Application of ultraviolet light to skin | 485 | $16 | $53 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for placement of radiation therapy fields | 355 | $135 | $392 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 282 | $66 | $244 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 276 | $76 | $248 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 268 | $38 | $110 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 256 | $49 | $144 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 234 | $1 | $2 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 194 | $94 | $273 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved | 130 | $330 | $984 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 114 | $82 | $280 |
| Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth | 92 | $198 | $613 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 91 | $44 | $157 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 80 | $204 | $666 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm | 80 | $207 | $692 |
| Removal of inflamed or infected skin, up to 10% of body surface | 75 | $43 | $127 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 74 | $33 | $125 |
| Biopsy of ear | 70 | $51 | $211 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 61 | $9 | $31 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 58 | $105 | $586 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | 42 | $32 | $92 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 35 | $138 | $423 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 3.1-4.0 cm | 31 | $145 | $453 |
| Acne surgery | 26 | $74 | $255 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 26 | $95 | $536 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 26 | $136 | $392 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 25 | $87 | $276 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm | 25 | $175 | $680 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 22 | $109 | $370 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 21 | $152 | $452 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 17 | $114 | $610 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 16 | $142 | $414 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 15 | $104 | $553 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 13 | $66 | $376 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 13 | $99 | $290 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.1-3.0 cm | 13 | $156 | $458 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 12 | $93 | $364 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, more than 4.0 cm | 11 | $255 | $723 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.1-3.0 cm | 11 | $144 | $690 |
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 (96%) 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. Garbacz is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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