Dr. Ruel Tan Garcia, MD

Dr. Garcia practices at Coast Surgery Center of South Bay in Torrance, California.

Dr. Garcia's NPI, 1790789022, was assigned on June 1, 2005. Dr. Garcia graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Garcia holds California license G79067.

Dr. Garcia's primary practice is Coast Surgery Center of South Bay, at 3445 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 110, Torrance, CA 90505. The practice phone is (310) 325-8054. Dr. Garcia also practices at Coast Surgery Center, 3444 Kearny Villa Rd, San Diego, CA 92123.

Dr. Garcia's primary practice is Coast Surgery Center of South Bay in Torrance, California. Dr. Garcia is also affiliated with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. The medical group on file is Unio Specialty Care, Urology, Encinitas (formerly Genesis Healthcare Partners). Dmand AI also links Dr. Garcia to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Garcia practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Garcia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Garcia is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Garcia is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastroduodenitis and gastrointestinal bleeding among the conditions Dr. Garcia treats.

CMS data shows 664 Medicare services from Dr. Garcia across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 192 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $50,663 for them.

CMS counts 192 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garcia in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 95 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Garcia's median patient age at 60, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Garcia wrote 252 Medicare Part D claims for 140 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 173 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $25,582 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 299 claims across 9 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Garcia for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Garcia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Garcia as offering telehealth. CMS counts 104 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Garcia, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. Garcia, published from 2008 to 2017. 2009 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Antiviral Agents, Hepatitis B, Chronic and Viral Load. Dr. Garcia has published most often in Dig Dis Sci. Dr. Garcia's most frequent co-authors are Huy Ngoc Trinh, MD, Mindie Hoai Nguyen, MD and Huy Anh Nguyen, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 265 general payments to Dr. Garcia from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 68% of the total. CapsoVision, Inc. paid the most, $15,704.

Dr. Garcia graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1992.

Dr. Garcia is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.