James Garcia MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1639744618 is registered to James Garcia MD, a Ophthalmology Physician practising at 1969 W Ogden Ave in Chicago, Illinois. Ophthalmology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. James Garcia MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2021.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20250828003095OphthalmologyUT
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans James Garcia MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact James Garcia MD directly at (312) 864-6000.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1639744618 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Ophthalmology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (312) 864-6000.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. James Garcia MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.