Dr. William K. Garretson, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 886
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 119
- Part D claims, 2024
- 320
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $927
- Practice address
- 1613 North McKenzie Street, Foley, AL 36535
- Practice phone
- Call (251) 949-3400
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. William K. Garretson is a vascular surgeon in Foley, Alabama
Dr. Garretson practices at Baldwin Health in Foley, Alabama, part of Community Health Systems.
Dr. Garretson's NPI, 1306842570, was assigned on June 22, 2005. Dr. Garretson graduated from TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Garretson holds Alabama license DO208.
- NPI
- 1306842570NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5092899567
- NPI enumeration date
- June 22, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (251) 949-3400
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 73
- Medical school graduation
- 1979
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. William K. Garretson practices at Baldwin Health in Foley, Alabama
Dr. Garretson's primary practice is Baldwin Health, at 1613 North McKenzie Street, Foley, AL 36535 in Baldwin County. The practice phone is (251) 949-3400.
- Baldwin Health1613 North McKenzie Street, Foley, AL 36535 · Baldwin CountyPhone(251) 949-3400
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. William K. Garretson is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Garretson's primary practice is Baldwin Health in Foley, Alabama, part of Community Health Systems. Dr. Garretson is also affiliated with Thomas Hospital. The medical group on file is Access TeleCare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garretson to 1 more clinical lab and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account. Dr. Garretson's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. William K. Garretson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Garretson practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Baldwin Health | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. William K. Garretson is one of 64 vascular surgeons in Alabama
Vascular surgery is Dr. Garretson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Garretson is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Vascular surgery, AlabamaPrimary
Vascular surgeons near Dr. Garretson
Counts of vascular surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. William K. Garretson billed Medicare for 886 services in 2024
CMS data shows 886 Medicare services from Dr. Garretson across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 119 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,709 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Garretson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6242024: 55711%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3042024: 3298%
Dr. Garretson compared with the Alabama median for vascular surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Garretson
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 886vs 75917% above
- Medicare patients
- 119vs 34365% below
- Part D claims
- 234vs 27415% below
Medians across 57 vascular surgeons in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Garretson's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. William K. Garretson treated 119 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 119 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garretson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 58 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.95, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Garretson's median patient age at 73, with 43% women.
Dr. Garretson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Garretson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6353%
- Men5647%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Garretson's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis73%
- Ischemic heart disease54%
- Diabetes48%
- Atrial fibrillation46%
- Heart failure40%
- Chronic kidney disease36%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Garretson's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women43%
- Men57%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. William K. Garretson wrote 320 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Garretson wrote 320 Medicare Part D claims for 135 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 234 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,980 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 310 claims across 6 drugs.
Dr. Garretson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic302 claims94%
- Brand-name18 claims6%
Dr. Garretson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Garretson's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics78%251 of 320 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3102024: 23425%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 6 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. William K. Garretson ranks in the 99th percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare
Dr. Garretson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 1,234 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Garretson, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Garretson ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 99th percentile1,234 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 61st percentile14 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. William K. Garretson received $927 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Garretson from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Organogenesis Inc. paid the most, $515.
General payments to Dr. Garretson by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Garretson by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$80287%
- Speaker and faculty fees$12513%
Companies that paid Dr. Garretson the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. William K. Garretson has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Garretson, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.
Awards and honors for Dr. Garretson
- 2012
- CMS Stage 1 2012
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. William K. Garretson graduated from TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine
Dr. Garretson graduated from TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine in 1979.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. William K. Garretson accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Garretson is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Garretson accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO8
- Medicare7
- POS6
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. William K. Garretson's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. William K. Garretson's NPI number?
Dr. William K. Garretson's NPI number is 1306842570. It was assigned on June 22, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. William K. Garretson?
Dr. William K. Garretson is a vascular surgeon in Foley, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Vascular Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0129X).
Where does Dr. William K. Garretson practice?
Dr. Garretson practices at 1613 North McKenzie Street, Foley, AL 36535. Dr. Garretson's primary practice is Baldwin Health in Foley, Alabama, part of Community Health Systems. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garretson to 1 clinical lab and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. William K. Garretson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Garretson is (251) 949-3400.
What is Dr. William K. Garretson's medical license number?
Dr. Garretson holds Alabama license DO208.
Which hospitals is Dr. William K. Garretson affiliated with?
Dr. Garretson practices at Baldwin Health in Foley, Alabama. Dr. Garretson is also affiliated with Thomas Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. William K. Garretson part of?
Dr. Garretson is linked to Access TeleCare.
Does Dr. William K. Garretson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Garretson billed Medicare for 886 services in 2024, and Dr. Garretson accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. William K. Garretson see?
CMS counts 119 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garretson in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. William K. Garretson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Garretson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: skin and soft tissue (11042) and office visit, established patient (99214).
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Where did Dr. William K. Garretson go to medical school?
Dr. Garretson graduated from TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine in 1979.
What drugs does Dr. William K. Garretson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Garretson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levofloxacin, Doxycycline Hyclate and Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass.
Has Dr. William K. Garretson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $927 in general payments to Dr. Garretson from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Organogenesis Inc.
How long has Dr. William K. Garretson been practicing?
Dr. Garretson graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. William K. Garretson accept?
Dr. Garretson is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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