Cherita A. Garcia, PA-C

  • Birmingham, AL
  • Physician assistant
NPI1457918237PAC ID4981935798
Medicare patients, 2024
127
Part D claims, 2024
487
MIPS score, 2024
70
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$35
Practice address
619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211
Practice phone
Call (205) 731-9770
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital

Birmingham, Alabama

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Cherita A. Garcia is a physician assistant in Birmingham, Alabama

Cherita Garcia practices at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.

Cherita Garcia's NPI, 1457918237, was assigned on May 28, 2019. Cherita Garcia holds Alabama license 1469.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4981935798
NPI enumeration date
May 28, 2019
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(205) 731-9770
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
34
Medical school graduation
2018

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Cherita A. Garcia practices at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama

Cherita Garcia's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital, at 619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (205) 731-9770.

  • University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital
    619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211 · Jefferson CountyPhone(205) 731-9770

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Cherita A. Garcia is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Cherita Garcia's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Cherita Garcia is also affiliated with UAB Hospital. The medical group on file is UAB Medicine. Dmand AI also links Cherita Garcia to 1 more hospital and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Cherita A. Garcia's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Cherita Garcia practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University of Alabama Birmingham HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Cherita A. Garcia is one of 913 physician assistants in Alabama

Physician assistant is Cherita Garcia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Cherita Garcia is licensed in Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Physician assistant, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 1469 · taxonomy 363A00000X

Physician assistants near Cherita Garcia

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Cherita A. Garcia treated 127 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 68

CMS counts 127 Medicare patients who saw Cherita Garcia in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 65 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Cherita Garcia's median patient age at 65, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 2024127
Average age68
Average risk score1.94
Also on Medicaid20%

Cherita Garcia's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Cherita Garcia's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7559%
  • Men5241%

Chronic conditions among Cherita Garcia's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis57%
  4. Diabetes46%
  5. Anxiety35%
  6. Chronic kidney disease35%
  7. Ischemic heart disease31%
  8. Mood disorders31%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Cherita Garcia's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men51%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Cherita A. Garcia wrote 487 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Cherita Garcia wrote 487 Medicare Part D claims for 260 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs.

Part D claims, 2024487
Part D patients260

Cherita Garcia's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic459 claims94%
  • Brand-name and other28 claims6%

Drug classes CMS tracks in Cherita Garcia's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics29%141 of 487 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Cherita A. Garcia scored 70 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 70 out of 100 for Cherita Garcia for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Cherita Garcia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Cherita Garcia as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Cherita Garcia's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 70of 100Final score
  • 65.6of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 65of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Cherita A. Garcia received $35 in industry payments in 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Cherita Garcia from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $35.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Cherita A. Garcia's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Cherita A. Garcia's NPI number?

Cherita A. Garcia's NPI number is 1457918237. It was assigned on May 28, 2019, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Cherita A. Garcia specialize in?

Cherita A. Garcia is a physician assistant in Birmingham, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).

Where does Cherita A. Garcia practice?

Cherita Garcia practices at 619 19th S St, Birmingham, AL 35211. Cherita Garcia's primary practice is University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Cherita Garcia to 1 hospital and 2 medical groups.

What is Cherita A. Garcia's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Cherita Garcia is (205) 731-9770.

What is Cherita A. Garcia's medical license number?

Cherita Garcia holds Alabama license 1469.

Which hospitals is Cherita A. Garcia affiliated with?

Cherita Garcia is affiliated with UAB Hospital. Dmand AI links Cherita Garcia to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Cherita A. Garcia part of?

Cherita Garcia is linked to UAB Medicine. Dmand AI links Cherita Garcia to 2 more medical groups.

Does Cherita A. Garcia accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Cherita Garcia as accepting Medicare assignment.

Does Cherita A. Garcia offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Cherita Garcia as offering telehealth services.

What is Cherita A. Garcia's MIPS score?

Cherita Garcia's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 70 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Cherita A. Garcia see?

CMS counts 127 Medicare patients who saw Cherita Garcia in 2024, with an average age of 68.

Has Cherita A. Garcia received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $35 in general payments to Cherita Garcia from 1 company from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation.

How long has Cherita A. Garcia been practicing?

Cherita Garcia graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.

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