Pankaj Garg, MD
NPI 1881241370ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Temple, TX
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (MD) with Scott and White Clinic, practicing in Temple, Texas. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $25,333 for 39 patients in 2024, with only 17 Part D claims. Atricure, Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,292 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1881241370 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 25, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 25, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | 48280 | TX |
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | 208G00000X | 29767 | MN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (FL); Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 39 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 131 across 60 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $25,333 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 17 · 17 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $515.42 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Thoracic Surgery |
Medical group
- Scott and White ClinicCollege Station, TX · 2,461 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$3,292 · 44 payments from 8 companies
- 2024$869.40 · 10 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Atricure, Inc. | $822.75 | 6 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $792.98 | 10 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $777.79 | 11 |
| Abiomed | $536.41 | 12 |
| Pylant Medical | $190.67 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,988 · 36 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,304 · 8 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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