MR. NELSON D GARZA CRNA
NPI 1215566278
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered in Houston, TX
About Mr. Nelson D Garza Crna NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
MR. NELSON D GARZA CRNA (NPI 1215566278) is an individual nurse anesthetist, certified registered in Houston, Texas, licensed in Texas (1046680) and active in the NPI registry since April 2020. He is affiliated with Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital, maintains a secondary practice location in Dallas, and is a graduate of Other (2021).
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses 2
Secondary Practice Location 1
Accepted Insurance
Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS
Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.
Medicare Enrollment Status
Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment
Mr. Nelson D Garza Crna is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.
Medicare Billing Reassignments
3Medicare enrollment records show Nelson Garza reassigns Medicare billing to 3 organizations. Each organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there; the nearest is listed first.
Houston, TX 77090
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
- 98 clinicians in this Medicare group
Houston, TX 77042
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
- Medicare enrollment name: U S Anesthesia Partners Of Texas, PA
- 3,804 clinicians in this Medicare group
Webster, TX 77598
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
- 403 clinicians in this Medicare group
Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.
Areas of Expertise CMS Part B claims 6
Services this provider delivered to Medicare fee-for-service patients, from the CMS Medicare utilization data. Higher counts generally reflect more experience with a service; care delivered outside Medicare is not included.
Hospital Affiliations CMS Care Compare
Hospitals where this provider delivers care, identified from recent Medicare claims and place-of-service records.
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
Acute Care Hospitals · The Woodlands, TXPhysician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area
Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 77086 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.
Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS
Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.
Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS
Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.
What is Nelson Garza's NPI number?
The NPI number for Nelson Garza is 1215566278. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on April 2, 2020.
Where is Nelson Garza located?
Nelson Garza practices at 10318 Jillana Kaye Dr, Houston, TX 77086. The listed phone number is (281) 948-6242.
What is Nelson Garza's specialty?
The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered with taxonomy code 367500000X.
Is Nelson Garza enrolled in Medicare?
Yes. Nelson Garza is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.
Which organizations bill Medicare for Nelson Garza's services?
According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Nelson Garza reassigns Medicare benefits to 3 organizations: Apex Frontier Group, PLLC (Houston, TX), U. S. Anesthesia Partners Of Texas, P.A., (Houston, TX) and Compass Anesthesia Providers PLLC (Webster, TX). Each reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for Nelson Garza's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.
What insurance does Nelson Garza accept?
Health plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Oscar Insurance Company list Nelson Garza as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.
Is Nelson Garza affiliated with any hospitals?
According to CMS data, Nelson Garza is affiliated with Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital.
When was this NPI record last updated?
The NPPES record for Nelson Garza was last updated on October 20, 2021. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 5 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.
# Mr. Nelson D Garza, CRNA · NPI 1215566278
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered physician in Houston, Texas. Individual provider, active in the CMS NPPES registry since April 2, 2020.
## Identity
- **NPI:** 1215566278 (Entity type: Individual)
- **Enumerated:** April 2, 2020
- **Primary specialty:** Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · taxonomy 367500000X
- **State license:** 1046680 (Texas)
- **Sole proprietor:** No
## Practice location
- **Address:** 10318 JILLANA KAYE DR, Houston, TX 77086-2034
- **Phone:** (281) 948-6242
## Medicare
- **Medicare:** Enrolled (PECOS); accepts Medicare assignment
- **Bills Medicare through:** 3 organizations under Medicare reassignment (form CMS-855R): Apex Frontier Group, PLLC (NPI 1417808627, Houston, TX); U. S. Anesthesia Partners Of Texas, P.A., (NPI 1548208564, Houston, TX); Compass Anesthesia Providers PLLC (NPI 1669829750, Webster, TX) · CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release
- **Medical school:** Other, class of 2021
## Record status
- **NPPES last updated:** October 20, 2021
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Source: [NPI Profile](https://npiprofile.com/npi/1215566278) · Data from the CMS NPPES public registry.