Dr. Mark Garfinkle, MD

  • Torrance, CA
  • Hospitalist
NPI1124039698PAC ID6709886856
Medicare services, 2024
721
Medicare patients, 2024
310
Part D claims, 2024
307
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
7
Practice address
4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
Practice phone
Call (310) 540-7676
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Mobile number
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Dr. Mark Garfinkle is a hospitalist in Torrance, California

Dr. Garfinkle practices at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance in Torrance, California, part of Providence Health & Services.

Dr. Garfinkle's NPI, 1124039698, was assigned on August 10, 2006. Dr. Garfinkle graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Garfinkle holds California license C55953.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6709886856
NPI enumeration date
August 10, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(310) 540-7676
Professional email
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Personal email
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Mobile number
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
50
Medical school graduation
2002

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Mark Garfinkle practices at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance in Torrance, California

Dr. Garfinkle's primary practice is Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance, at 4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 540-7676.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Mark Garfinkle is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 9 medical groups

Dr. Garfinkle's primary practice is Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance in Torrance, California, part of Providence Health & Services. Dr. Garfinkle is also affiliated with Palomar Medical Center Downtown Escondido. The medical group on file is Little Company Hospitalist Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garfinkle to 5 more hospitals, 8 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Mark Garfinkle's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Garfinkle practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center TorranceAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 8 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Mark Garfinkle is one of 3,186 hospitalists in California

Hospitalist is Dr. Garfinkle's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Garfinkle's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Indiana and Maryland.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Hospitalist, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense C55953 · taxonomy 208M00000X
  • Indiana licenseLicense 01080918A
  • Internal medicine, MarylandLicense D65020 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Hospitalists near Dr. Garfinkle

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Dr. Mark Garfinkle billed Medicare for 721 services in 2024

CMS data shows 721 Medicare services from Dr. Garfinkle across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 310 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $69,656 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024721
Medicare patients310
Paid by Medicare$69,656
Procedure codes6

Dr. Garfinkle's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7312024: 7211%

Dr. Garfinkle compared with the California median for hospitalists, 2024

  • Dr. Garfinkle
  • California median
Medicare services
721vs 43068% above
Medicare patients
310vs 20154% above
Part D claims
73vs 696% above

Medians across 2,991 hospitalists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Garfinkle's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Mark Garfinkle treated 310 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 310 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garfinkle in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 97 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 57% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.65, 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. Garfinkle's median patient age at 66, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024310
Average age74
Average risk score2.65
Also on Medicaid57%

Dr. Garfinkle's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Garfinkle's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16553%
  • Men14547%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Garfinkle's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes58%
  4. Ischemic heart disease52%
  5. Chronic kidney disease50%
  6. Heart failure48%
  7. Arthritis46%
  8. Anxiety42%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Garfinkle's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men49%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Mark Garfinkle wrote 307 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Garfinkle wrote 307 Medicare Part D claims for 134 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 73 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,937 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 125 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024307
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$6,937
Part D patients134

Dr. Garfinkle's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic271 claims88%
  • Brand-name36 claims12%

Dr. Garfinkle'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. Garfinkle's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics20%62 of 307 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: 1252024: 7342%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 8 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. Mark Garfinkle takes part in Medicare

Dr. Garfinkle accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Mark Garfinkle has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Garfinkle. Dr. Garfinkle's most frequent co-author is Daniel Francis Battafarano, DO.

Papers1

Dr. Garfinkle's most frequent co-authors

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Dr. Mark Garfinkle received $1,224 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 44 general payments to Dr. Garfinkle from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Covidien LP paid the most, $200.

General payments to Dr. Garfinkle by program year, 2016 to 2023

General payments to Dr. Garfinkle by kind, 2016 to 2023

$1.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,02484%
  • Consulting fees$20016%

Companies that paid Dr. Garfinkle the most, 2016 to 2023

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Mark Garfinkle graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Dr. Garfinkle graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2002.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Mark Garfinkle's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Mark Garfinkle's NPI number?

Dr. Mark Garfinkle's NPI number is 1124039698. It was assigned on August 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Mark Garfinkle?

Dr. Mark Garfinkle is a hospitalist in Torrance, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).

Where does Dr. Mark Garfinkle practice?

Dr. Garfinkle practices at 4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503. Dr. Garfinkle's primary practice is Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance in Torrance, California, part of Providence Health & Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garfinkle to 5 hospitals, 8 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Mark Garfinkle's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Garfinkle is (310) 540-7676.

What is Dr. Mark Garfinkle's medical license number?

Dr. Garfinkle holds California license C55953, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Mark Garfinkle been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Garfinkle in California, Indiana and Maryland.

Which hospitals is Dr. Mark Garfinkle affiliated with?

Dr. Garfinkle practices at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance in Torrance, California. Dr. Garfinkle is also affiliated with Palomar Medical Center Downtown Escondido. Dmand AI links Dr. Garfinkle to 5 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Mark Garfinkle part of?

Dr. Garfinkle is linked to Little Company Hospitalist Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Garfinkle to 8 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Mark Garfinkle accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Garfinkle billed Medicare for 721 services in 2024, and Dr. Garfinkle accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Mark Garfinkle see?

CMS counts 310 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garfinkle in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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What services does Dr. Mark Garfinkle bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Garfinkle's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99239) and care management and other visits (99497).

Where did Dr. Mark Garfinkle go to medical school?

Dr. Garfinkle graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2002.

What drugs does Dr. Mark Garfinkle prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Garfinkle's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Eliquis and Furosemide.

Has Dr. Mark Garfinkle received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,224 in general payments to Dr. Garfinkle from 14 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Covidien LP.

How long has Dr. Mark Garfinkle been practicing?

Dr. Garfinkle graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.

Does Dr. Mark Garfinkle do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Garfinkle.

Who does Dr. Mark Garfinkle publish with?

Dr. Garfinkle's most frequent co-authors are Daniel Francis Battafarano, DO (1 shared paper).

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