Dr. Hector L. Garcia, MD

Dr. Garcia practices at Citrus Cardiology Consultants in Leesburg, Florida.

Dr. Garcia's NPI, 1114910031, was assigned on August 25, 2005. Dr. Garcia graduated from University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus in 1980. Dr. Garcia holds Florida license ME75954.

Dr. Garcia's primary practice is Citrus Cardiology Consultants, at 801 E Dixie Ave, Leesburg, FL 34748 in Lake County. The practice phone is (352) 726-8353.

Dr. Garcia's primary practice is Citrus Cardiology Consultants in Leesburg, Florida. Dr. Garcia is also affiliated with UF Health Leesburg Hospital. The medical group on file is Citrus Cardiology Consultants. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garcia to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics 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 practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Garcia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. 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 4 states: Florida, Arizona, Oklahoma and Texas.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, endocarditis, pacemaker or defibrillator implantation, pacemaker replacement and varicose vein treatment among the conditions Dr. Garcia treats.

CMS data shows 10,210 Medicare services from Dr. Garcia across 38 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,243 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $567,125 for them.

CMS counts 1,243 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garcia in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 652 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 1% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.69, 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 79, with 45% women.

In 2024, Dr. Garcia wrote 8,941 Medicare Part D claims for 1,271 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,544 of them, across 84 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,520,902 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,374 claims across 73 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 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 67 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Garcia, more than 91% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Garcia in 2022. Dr. Garcia's most frequent co-authors are Larry A. Chinitz, MD, Mikhael F. El-Chami and Charles A. Henrikson, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 541 general payments to Dr. Garcia from 48 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $22,055.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Garcia, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Garcia graduated from University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus in 1980. Dr. Garcia is a member of ACC.

Dr. Garcia is in network with 16 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.