Dr. Benjamin C. Garden, MD

Dr. Garden practices at University Dermatology and Vein Clinic in Skokie, Illinois.

Dr. Garden's NPI, 1699193334, was assigned on March 31, 2014. Dr. Garden holds Illinois license 036145621.

Dr. Garden's primary practice is University Dermatology and Vein Clinic, at 4605 Golf Rd, Skokie, IL 60076 in Cook County. The practice phone is (773) 351-2862.

Dr. Garden's primary practice is University Dermatology and Vein Clinic in Skokie, Illinois. The medical group on file is University Dermatology and Vein Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garden to 3 more medical groups, 2 physician offices, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Garden practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Garden's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Garden is licensed in Illinois.

CMS data shows 6,709 Medicare services from Dr. Garden across 30 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,847 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $551,033 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 1,847 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garden in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 637 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 68% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.03, 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. Garden's median patient age at 69, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Garden wrote 1,428 Medicare Part D claims for 673 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,250 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $292,540 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 798 claims across 16 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 out of 100 for Dr. Garden for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Garden accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 869 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Garden, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Garden, published from 2011 to 2023. 2011 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Antineoplastic Agents, Exanthema and Lasers, Solid-State. Dr. Garden has published most often in J Am Acad Dermatol. Dr. Garden's most frequent co-authors are Jerome Mark Garden, MD, Shenhong Wu, MD and Owen Neale Kramer.

CMS Open Payments shows 239 general payments to Dr. Garden from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Eli Lilly and Company paid the most, $18,848.