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Dr. Elvin Garcia, MD

Dr. Elvin Garcia, MD

Rheumatology*

Dr. Elvin Garcia, MD is a rheumatologist in McAllen, TX. Dr. Garcia has extensive experience in Autoimmune Diseases, Osteoporosis & Screening, and Vasculitides. He is affiliated with Doctors Hospital at Renaissance. He is accepting new patients.

2.7 Star Rating
Based on 50 reviews 2.7 Star Rating (50 reviews)

Practice

811 E Fern Ave # 1 McAllen, TX 78501

At a Glance

  • Areas of Expertise
    Dr. Garcia specializes in the areas of Internal Medicine & Rheumatology. See board certifications
  • Practices at Top Hospital
    America's 100 Best Hospitals Award™ See hospitals
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Dr. Garcia's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Garcia

2.7
50 ratings, 13 with a written review
5 star
36%
36%
4 star
6%
6%
3 star
4%
4%
2 star
4%
4%
1 star
50%
50%

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Saw the nurse for a few minutes after traveling 6 hours to and from this office. The nurse my mom saw is rude and only refilled her medication and demanded we wait for another nurse to walk us to the reception. For what? So we could schedule another appointment! No thank you!
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
2 others found this helpful
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Gracie Jimenez – Aug 08, 2023
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I was referred 6 months ago and have yet to receive a call for an appointment. I told the referring doctor that the office staff said they never received the referral. My referring doctor showed me where my information had been faxed. So thumbs down for his office staff.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
2 others found this helpful
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Aurora Rodriguez – Jun 17, 2023
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Please answer the phone!
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
6 others found this helpful
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Maria Azucena Vela – Feb 12, 2021
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I have tried for 3 weeks to get an appointment. First the telephone for appointements rolls over to voice mail that mail box is full and it hangs up. So if you punch some other numbers and finnally get an answer they demand a referral. Then the doc will look at the referral and maybe you will get a call or not. Then you need an interview appointment before you can see the doctor but it will not be this month for the interview as we are all booked up. I went in person as well to get a release of medical records to send to my doc to fax to them. NO WAY. You have to be a patient first then you can request a form. It is a bad situation and the folks at the desk are rude and do not care about helping.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
6 others found this helpful
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Suzzanne Thomason – Jan 01, 2021
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Dr. Garcia is good but the staff, especially the nurse is rude.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
5 others found this helpful
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Joseph Pulickal – May 05, 2020
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We saw this imposter 5 years ago on a referral for a lupus diagnosis. He ran bloodwork and said my wife didn’t have lupus! Over the last five years I have observed my wife suffer from many lupus symptoms such as mouth ulcers, nasal ulcers, eyelid ulcers, inflammation of lower extremities, fibromyalgia, arthritis, the lust goes on. He based her lupus diagnosis solely off a blood test! Yet we keep getting referrals to him! The first and only time we went to his office we waited 3 hours to see him. It seems his reputation is inflated!
What went well
  • Office environment
What could be improved
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
3 others found this helpful
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Lupus weary! – Apr 24, 2020
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I saw Ms Ruiz PA for this appointment but I absolutely love her, she is caring and patient and explains my bloodwork results thoroughly, I am extremely thankful I found some wonderful Drs that care. Thank you Dr Elvin Garcia and Ms Ruiz
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
2 others found this helpful
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Mirna Sanchez – Feb 28, 2020
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Every single time my mother calls into the office she's put on hold and they never come back on the line. After 40 minutes, my mother hangs up. I've been on hold for 20 minutes so far and still waiting as this pertains to a prescription that they need to fax to my mother's insurance. my mom says Dr and staff is wonderful.. It's just that they always leave you hanging on the phone.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Long wait times
2 others found this helpful
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Mary in TX – Jan 16, 2019
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Good Dr..
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
2 others found this helpful
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Irma in Los Ebanos – Aug 15, 2018
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I have been a patient of Dr.Garcia for 4 years. He is an angel in disguise, caring and compassionate. His office staff are polite, caring and tend to my needs on a timely manner. The medical staff are the best. They always offer to help me. My medications are always faxed to my pharmacy right away even before leaving his office after an appointment. May God bless him and his staff. I will recommend Dr. Garcia to other people who need a rheumatologist.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
  • Long wait times
8 others found this helpful
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OLGA BRAMMER in MISSION, TEXAS – Jan 11, 2018
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I have been treated by Dr. Garcia and his PA's since 2011. He diagnosed my lupus, fibromyalgia, Sjogren's syndrome and arthritis. The staff is uncaring, unsympathetic, and brusque. It is as if they do not understand every patient in that office is in some kind of pain. I go in for an appointment every 3 or 4 months and I never get the results of my bloodwork and when they do, it is 3 or 4 months old. Dr. Garcia is a nice man but sees way too many patients.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
6 others found this helpful
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McAllen, Tx – Mar 13, 2017
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the service staff is the hardest to work with i have ever encountered. as a business owner, i can tell you right now that this doctor will go bankrupt because of his service office staff. sad sad sad. i will tell anybody that wishes to hear about the sad service that this offices gives. i will not recommend this doctor as his office staff has terrible service. they will not offer to help, i think they are just bleeding this doctor to death!!! bankruptcy is where he is headed.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
13 others found this helpful
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Edinburg, TX – Sep 19, 2016
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Very professional,caring and inspiring
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
6 others found this helpful
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Janie perez in Harlingen, texas – Feb 04, 2016
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About Me

biography

Dr. Elvin Garcia, MD is a rheumatologist in McAllen, TX. Dr. Garcia has extensive experience in Autoimmune Diseases, Osteoporosis & Screening, and Vasculitides. He is affiliated with Doctors Hospital at Renaissance. He is accepting new patients.
  • Rheumatology

  • Internal Medicine

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  • Woodhull Med Mntl Health Center

    Residency Hospital
  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre Y Maestra (pucmm), Facultad De Ciencias De La Salud

    Medical School
American Board of Medical Specialties®
American Board of Internal Medicine®
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology
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Locations

Practice

Elvin R. Garcia MD. Pa.811 E Fern Ave # 1 McAllen, TX 78501
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Affiliated Hospitals

  • Doctors Hospital at Renaissance

    5501 S McColl Rd
    Edinburg, TX 78539
    Recipient of 22
    hospital awards

    America's 100 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025)

    Top 2% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality year over year

    America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)

    Top 2% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality year over year

    View all awards

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    81%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    3% lower than the national average

    74%
    Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

    2% lower than the national average

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