Dr. Ralph Garcia-Pacheco, MD

Dr. Garcia-Pacheco practices at Kern County Hospital Authority in Bakersfield, California.

Dr. Garcia-Pacheco's NPI, 1093923088, was assigned on May 21, 2007. Dr. Garcia-Pacheco graduated from Cayetano Heredia University in 2001. Dr. Garcia-Pacheco holds California license A110188.

Dr. Garcia-Pacheco's primary practice is Kern County Hospital Authority, at 1700 Mt Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306 in Kern County. The practice phone is (661) 326-2000.

Dr. Garcia-Pacheco's primary practice is Kern County Hospital Authority in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Garcia-Pacheco is also affiliated with Adventist Health Bakersfield. The medical group on file is Kern Medical. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garcia-Pacheco to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Garcia-Pacheco's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Garcia-Pacheco is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Garcia-Pacheco's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, pleural effusion, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis and tobacco use among the conditions Dr. Garcia-Pacheco treats.

CMS data shows 390 Medicare services from Dr. Garcia-Pacheco across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 190 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,877 for them.

CMS counts 190 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garcia-Pacheco in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 99 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 76% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.98, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Garcia-Pacheco's median patient age at 66, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Garcia-Pacheco wrote 477 Medicare Part D claims for 57 patients. 51% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 297 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $54,190 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 322 claims across 13 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Garcia-Pacheco for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Garcia-Pacheco accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Garcia-Pacheco as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Garcia-Pacheco, published from 2021 to 2025. Dr. Garcia-Pacheco has published most often in J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. Dr. Garcia-Pacheco's most frequent co-authors are Ayham Aboeed, MD, Everardo Cobos, MD and Haidar Hajeh.

CMS Open Payments shows 167 general payments to Dr. Garcia-Pacheco from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,359.

Dr. Garcia-Pacheco graduated from Cayetano Heredia University in 2001.

Dr. Garcia-Pacheco is in network with 5 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.