Doctor Profile

Primary Care · Internal Medicine

Kshama Garg

MD · Internal Medicine
19801 OBSERVATION DR
Germantown, MD 20876
✓ Accepts Medicare 💻 Offers Telehealth 🎓 31+ Years Practicing
643
Medicare Patients / yr
11
Procedures Billed
31
Years Practicing
1
Hospital Affiliations
Data Source: Identity from NPPES (2026). Procedure & patient volume from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data (2023). Hospital affiliations from CMS Physician Compare. We display publicly reported data — no personal information required to view any of it.
Reviewed by: Wes Ward, Founder & Data Lead • View our methodology

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Medicare Plans That Cover Dr. Garg

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What Dr. Garg Does

Dr. Garg served 643 Medicare patients across 905 services in the latest CMS reporting year. That's 28% below the average Internal Medicine in Maryland (893 patients across 1,995 doctors).

ProcedureServicesMedicare Patients
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (99213)238106
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes (99232)166121
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes (99233)143123
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample (36415)9965
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (99214)8160

How to read this: "Services" are the total times Dr. Garg billed Medicare for each procedure in the latest reporting year. "Patients" counts unique Medicare beneficiaries. Procedures are shown in plain English; the underlying HCPCS codes are available on request.

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Garg is affiliated with 1 hospital in the CMS Physician Compare database. Hospital network status depends on your Medicare Advantage plan — always verify before enrolling.

Holy Cross Hospital

Silver Spring, MD
★★☆☆☆ 2/5 CMS Rating

Practice Location & Telehealth Readiness

Dr. Garg practices at the address below. If you're evaluating Medicare coverage, location matters for in-network access and — when Dr. Garg offers telehealth — broadband availability at your home matters for virtual visits.

Address: 19801 OBSERVATION DR, Germantown, MD 20876
Phone: (301) 557-5928

Area Safety Grade

B-

Block-level crime analysis from CrimeGrade.org.

Practice Accessibility

40 min

Average commute time in this zip · 71% of residents drive to work. Practical context for patients deciding whether to make the trip. See the full neighborhood profile at BestNeighborhood.org.

Telehealth Readiness

94.2506

Households with fiber broadband — important for reliable virtual visits. Check your address at ISPReports.org.

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Other Primary Care Doctors near 20876, MD

If Dr. Garg isn't accepting new patients or isn't in your plan's network, these are the closest primary care doctors near 20876, MD:

DoctorSpecialtyMedicare Patients / yrDistance
Jannie KimNurse Practitioner199<1 mi
Madeline MascolaNurse Practitioner—<1 mi
Afusat AhmedNurse Practitioner336<1 mi
Folake OlubasusiNurse Practitioner1.0K<1 mi
Nancy NguyenPhysician Assistant43<1 mi
Victoria TheePhysician Assistant—<1 mi

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How to Use This Information

Choosing a Medicare plan that covers Dr. Garg takes three steps:

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Kshama Garg: Common Questions

Does Dr. Garg accept Medicare?
Yes. Dr. Garg is enrolled with Medicare and listed in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS). Whether a specific Medicare Advantage plan covers Dr. Garg depends on that plan's provider network. Compare Medicare plans near 20876, MD →
Where is Dr. Garg's office?
Dr. Garg practices at 19801 OBSERVATION DR, Germantown, MD 20876. Phone: (301) 557-5928.
What Medicare plans does Dr. Garg accept?
Original Medicare (Parts A & B) is accepted. Medicare Advantage plan acceptance varies by carrier and plan year. Call the office at (301) 557-5928 to confirm your specific plan is accepted, or compare all Medicare plans near 20876, MD to see available options.
Does Dr. Garg offer telehealth visits?
Dr. Garg is registered with Medicare as offering telehealth services. Most Medicare Advantage plans cover telehealth visits at the same or similar cost as in-person visits. Check broadband availability in your area to ensure reliable connectivity for video visits.
How experienced is Dr. Garg?
Dr. Garg graduated in 1995 and has been practicing for approximately 31 years. In the latest CMS reporting year, Dr. Garg treated 643 Medicare patients across 11 distinct procedure types.
How do I know if Dr. Garg is in-network for my Medicare plan?
Network status varies by plan. The best verification steps: (1) check your plan's provider directory at the carrier's website, (2) call the office at (301) 557-5928 and ask which plans they currently accept, and (3) call the number on the back of your Medicare card. Print our doctor questions checklist →

About the Reviewer

Wes Ward

Wes Ward

Founder & Data Lead

Wes Ward reviews all doctor profiles and methodology for data accuracy. Every Medicare provider page on this site — including the utilization statistics, hospital affiliations, and geocoded practice address — goes through his data-validation pipeline before publication. We display only publicly available CMS data; you never need to enter personal information to see any of it.

With 25+ years in data analytics — including work with highly regulated genomic data at Ancestry.com — Wes brings enterprise-level rigor to healthcare transparency. He is also a co-founder of BestNeighborhood.org (neighborhood data), CrimeGrade.org (block-level safety analytics), and ISPReports.org (broadband availability for telehealth). Those sister sites power the location and telehealth-readiness context on this page.

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Data sources: CMS NPPES (2026), CMS Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data (2023), CMS Physician Compare, CrimeGrade.org, BestNeighborhood.org, ISPReports.org. This page is for informational purposes only. Always verify coverage directly with the plan and practice. Read our full methodology → • Privacy policy

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