Dr. Cara Beth Garretson, MD

Dr. Garretson practices at Northwestern Medical Group in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Garretson's NPI, 1033249677, was assigned on March 6, 2007. Dr. Garretson graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Garretson holds Kansas license 6618.

Dr. Garretson's primary practice is Northwestern Medical Group, at 1460 N Halsted St Ste 504 Suite 504, Chicago, IL 60642. The practice phone is (312) 926-3627.

Dr. Garretson's primary practice is Northwestern Medical Group in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Garretson is also affiliated with Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Garretson practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

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

CMS data shows 855 Medicare services from Dr. Garretson across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 221 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $46,988 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 221 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garretson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 118 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 50% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.73, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Garretson's median patient age at 48, with 73% women.

In 2024, Dr. Garretson wrote 310 Medicare Part D claims for 122 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 216 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,777 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 177 claims across 6 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Garretson for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Garretson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Garretson as offering telehealth. CMS counts 329 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Garretson, more than 83% 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)

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Garretson from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $100.

Dr. Garretson graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2005.