Dr. Michael James Garitty, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 25,724
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 708
- Part D claims, 2024
- 992
- MIPS score, 2024
- 73
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 524 Dr Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Practice phone
- Call (337) 436-2511
- 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. Michael James Garitty is an orthopedic surgeon in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dr. Garitty practices at CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, part of CHRISTUS Health.
Dr. Garitty's NPI, 1962815332, was assigned on June 3, 2014. Dr. Garitty graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2014. Dr. Garitty holds Louisiana license MD.323773.
- NPI
- 1962815332NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6406075480
- NPI enumeration date
- June 3, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (337) 436-2511
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 38
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael James Garitty practices at CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dr. Garitty's primary practice is CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital, at 524 Dr Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601 in Calcasieu Parish. The practice phone is (337) 436-2511.
- CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital524 Dr Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601 · Calcasieu ParishPhone(337) 436-2511
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael James Garitty is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Garitty's primary practice is CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dr. Garitty is also affiliated with Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Physical Therapy Services of West Louisiana, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garitty to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael James Garitty's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Garitty practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +8 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael James Garitty is one of 292 orthopedic surgeons in Louisiana
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Garitty's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Garitty's licenses on file in 3 states: Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, LouisianaPrimary
- Mississippi license
- South Carolina license
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Garitty
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael James Garitty billed Medicare for 25,724 services in 2024
CMS data shows 25,724 Medicare services from Dr. Garitty across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 708 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $242,745 for them.
Dr. Garitty's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3492024: 22,7916430%
- Imaging
- 2023: 8222024: 1,33562%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,0192024: 1,0816%
- Surgery
- 2023: 4162024: 4539%
- Other services
- 2023: 1,3112024: 6495%
Where Dr. Garitty's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office25,53299%
- In a facility1921%
Dr. Garitty compared with the Louisiana median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Garitty
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 25,724vs 1,33219.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 708vs 2502.8 times
- Part D claims
- 906vs 2353.9 times
Medians across 292 orthopedic surgeons in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Garitty'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. Michael James Garitty treated 708 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 708 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garitty in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 359 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Garitty's median patient age at 69, with 62% women.
Dr. Garitty's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Garitty's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women44062%
- Men26838%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Garitty's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease37%
- Diabetes35%
- Mood disorders33%
- Depression32%
- Anxiety31%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Garitty's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael James Garitty wrote 992 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Garitty wrote 992 Medicare Part D claims for 312 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 906 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,604 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 848 claims across 10 drugs.
Dr. Garitty's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic984 claims99%
- Brand-name and other8 claims1%
Dr. Garitty'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. Garitty's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids37%366 of 992 claims
- Antibiotics14%136 of 992 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: 8482024: 9067%
Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 10 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. Michael James Garitty scored 73 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 73 out of 100 for Dr. Garitty for performance year 2024, reported individually. CMS counts 93 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Garitty, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
Dr. Garitty's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 73of 100Final score
- 33.9of 100Quality
- 96of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 80of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Garitty ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 92nd percentile93 procedures
- Hip replacement
- 82nd percentile39 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Michael James Garitty received $34,147 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 112 general payments to Dr. Garitty from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $22,978.
General payments to Dr. Garitty by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Garitty by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$23,33468%
- Travel and lodging$6,99220%
- Food and beverage$3,82111%
Companies that paid Dr. Garitty 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. Michael James Garitty graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Dr. Garitty graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2014.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Michael James Garitty'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 | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Michael James Garitty's NPI number?
Dr. Michael James Garitty's NPI number is 1962815332. It was assigned on June 3, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael James Garitty?
Dr. Michael James Garitty is an orthopedic surgeon in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Michael James Garitty practice?
Dr. Garitty practices at 524 Dr Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601. Dr. Garitty's primary practice is CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garitty to 3 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Michael James Garitty's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Garitty is (337) 436-2511.
What is Dr. Michael James Garitty's medical license number?
Dr. Garitty holds Louisiana license MD.323773, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Michael James Garitty been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Garitty in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina.
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael James Garitty affiliated with?
Dr. Garitty practices at CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Dr. Garitty is also affiliated with Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Garitty to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Michael James Garitty part of?
Dr. Garitty is linked to Physical Therapy Services of West Louisiana, Inc. Dmand AI links Dr. Garitty to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Michael James Garitty accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Garitty billed Medicare for 25,724 services in 2024.
What is Dr. Michael James Garitty's MIPS score?
Dr. Garitty's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 73 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael James Garitty see?
CMS counts 708 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garitty in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Michael James Garitty bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Garitty's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), injected or infused drug (J7329) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Michael James Garitty go to medical school?
Dr. Garitty graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2014.
What drugs does Dr. Michael James Garitty prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Garitty's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl, Celecoxib and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Michael James Garitty received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $34,147 in general payments to Dr. Garitty from 10 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Smith & Nephew, Inc.
How long has Dr. Michael James Garitty been practicing?
Dr. Garitty graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
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