Dr. Gerardo L. Garcia, MD

Dr. Garcia practices at Professional Health Care of Pinellas in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Dr. Garcia's NPI, 1568424539, was assigned on April 5, 2006. Dr. Garcia graduated from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba in 1983. Dr. Garcia holds Florida license ME79279.

Dr. Garcia's primary practice is Professional Health Care of Pinellas, at 1839 Central Ave, Saint Petersburg, FL 33713 in Pinellas County. The practice phone is (727) 322-1054.

Dr. Garcia's primary practice is Professional Health Care of Pinellas in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Garcia is also affiliated with Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center. The medical group on file is Professional Health Care of Pinellas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garcia to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Garcia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Garcia is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Garcia's licenses on file in 5 states: Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey and Arkansas.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac arrhythmia, cerebrovascular disease, chest pain, chronic hypertension, chronic skin ulcer and circulatory problems in extremities among the conditions Dr. Garcia treats.

CMS data shows 739 Medicare services from Dr. Garcia across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 229 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $53,918 for them.

CMS counts 229 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garcia in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 72 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.97, 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 67, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Garcia wrote 924 Medicare Part D claims for 222 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 555 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $59,497 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 504 claims across 23 drugs.

Dr. Garcia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Garcia as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Garcia, published from 2014 to 2022. 2017 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Anura, Animals, Zoo and Endangered Species. Dr. Garcia has published most often in PLoS One. Dr. Garcia's most frequent co-author is John F. Brenner, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 55 general payments to Dr. Garcia from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $215.

Dr. Garcia graduated from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba in 1983.

Dr. Garcia is in network with 15 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Aetna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.