Dr. John R. Garcia, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 501
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 265
- Part D claims, 2024
- 255
- MIPS score, 2024
- 24
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 2615 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Practice phone
- Call (661) 395-3000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. John R. Garcia is a general surgeon in Bakersfield, California
Dr. Garcia practices at Adventist Health Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California, part of Adventist Health.
Dr. Garcia's NPI, 1558344473, was assigned on November 23, 2005. Dr. Garcia graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Garcia holds California license A86774.
- NPI
- 1558344473NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2860479839
- NPI enumeration date
- November 23, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (661) 395-3000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 64
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John R. Garcia practices at Adventist Health Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California
Dr. Garcia's primary practice is Adventist Health Bakersfield, at 2615 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 in Kern County. The practice phone is (661) 395-3000.
- Adventist Health Bakersfield2615 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 · Kern CountyPhone(661) 395-3000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. John R. Garcia is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Garcia's primary practice is Adventist Health Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California, part of Adventist Health. Dr. Garcia is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital Downtown. The medical group on file is Adventist Health Physicians Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garcia to 1 more physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John R. Garcia's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Garcia practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John R. Garcia is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California
Surgery is Dr. Garcia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Garcia is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Garcia's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Connecticut.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Connecticut license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, appendectomy, bariatric surgery, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery and gallbladder removal among the conditions Dr. Garcia treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Garcia
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John R. Garcia billed Medicare for 501 services in 2024
CMS data shows 501 Medicare services from Dr. Garcia across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 265 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $64,973 for them.
Dr. Garcia's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3392024: 42626%
- Surgery
- 2023: 512024: 7547%
Where Dr. Garcia's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office29960%
- In a facility20240%
Dr. Garcia compared with the California median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Garcia
- California median
- Medicare services
- 501vs 1663.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 265vs 1212.2 times
- Part D claims
- 198vs 345.8 times
Medians across 2,606 general surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Garcia's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John R. Garcia treated 265 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 265 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garcia in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 123 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 49% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.75, 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's median patient age at 45, with 68% women.
Dr. Garcia's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Garcia's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11343%
- Men15257%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Garcia's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis49%
- Diabetes45%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Mood disorders32%
- Anxiety31%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. 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 45
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women68%
- Men32%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John R. Garcia wrote 255 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Garcia wrote 255 Medicare Part D claims for 125 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 198 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,690 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 136 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Garcia's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic254 claims100%
- Brand-name and other1 claims0%
Dr. Garcia's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Garcia's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids40%101 of 255 claims
- Antibiotics4%11 of 255 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1362024: 19846%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John R. Garcia scored 24 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 24 out of 100 for Dr. Garcia for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Garcia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 24 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Garcia, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Garcia's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 24of 100Final score
- 0of 100Quality
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 79of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Garcia ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 92nd percentile24 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. John R. Garcia received $14,879 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 190 general payments to Dr. Garcia from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 55% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $10,246.
General payments to Dr. Garcia by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Garcia by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$8,18955%
- Education$3,03220%
- Travel and lodging$2,95420%
- Speaker and faculty fees$6955%
- Gifts$90%
Companies that paid Dr. Garcia the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. John R. Garcia has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Garcia, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Garcia
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. John R. Garcia graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine
Dr. Garcia graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Garcia is a member of ACS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. John R. Garcia accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Garcia is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Kaiser Permanente
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Garcia accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare8
- PPO7
- HMO5
- POS5
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. John R. Garcia's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. John R. Garcia's NPI number?
Dr. John R. Garcia's NPI number is 1558344473. It was assigned on November 23, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John R. Garcia?
Dr. John R. Garcia is a general surgeon in Bakersfield, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. John R. Garcia practice?
Dr. Garcia practices at 2615 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301. Dr. Garcia's primary practice is Adventist Health Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California, part of Adventist Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garcia to 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. John R. Garcia's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Garcia is (661) 395-3000.
What is Dr. John R. Garcia's medical license number?
Dr. Garcia holds California license A86774, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. John R. Garcia been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Garcia in California (2004 to 2026) and Connecticut (2003 to 2005).
Which hospitals is Dr. John R. Garcia affiliated with?
Dr. Garcia practices at Adventist Health Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Garcia is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital Downtown.
What medical group is Dr. John R. Garcia part of?
Dr. Garcia is linked to Adventist Health Physicians Network.
Does Dr. John R. Garcia accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Garcia billed Medicare for 501 services in 2024, and Dr. Garcia accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. John R. Garcia's MIPS score?
Dr. Garcia's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 24 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. John R. Garcia see?
CMS counts 265 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garcia in 2024, with an average age of 70.
Is Dr. John R. Garcia board certified?
Yes. Dr. Garcia is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. John R. Garcia bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Garcia's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99204) and hospital inpatient care (99232).
Where did Dr. John R. Garcia go to medical school?
Dr. Garcia graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1998.
What drugs does Dr. John R. Garcia prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Garcia's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron HCl and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. John R. Garcia received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $14,879 in general payments to Dr. Garcia from 16 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. John R. Garcia been practicing?
Dr. Garcia graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. John R. Garcia accept?
Dr. Garcia is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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