Dr. John Brian Garner, MD

Dr. Garner practices at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, part of Lester E. Cox Medical Centers.

Dr. Garner's NPI, 1093861601, was assigned on January 26, 2007. Dr. Garner graduated from Carver College of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Garner holds Missouri license 2016016730.

Dr. Garner's primary practice is Cox Medical Center South, at 3801 South National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65807 in Greene County. The practice phone is (417) 269-6000.

Dr. Garner's primary practice is Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, part of Lester E. Cox Medical Centers. Dr. Garner is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital Springfield. The medical group on file is CoxHealth Neurology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garner to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Garner practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Clinical cardiac electrophysiology is Dr. Garner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0001X. Dr. Garner is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Garner's licenses on file in 5 states: Missouri, Florida, Kentucky, Texas and Indiana.

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac arrhythmia, heart blockage, intermittent racing heartbeat (PSVT), pacemaker or defibrillator implantation, pacemaker replacement, sick sinus syndrome and syncope & collapse among the conditions Dr. Garner treats.

CMS data shows 3,838 Medicare services from Dr. Garner across 35 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,134 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $164,484 for them.

CMS counts 1,134 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garner in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 453 patients. 75% of them have atrial fibrillation, and 75% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.61, 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. Garner's median patient age at 77, with 45% women.

In 2024, Dr. Garner wrote 3,094 Medicare Part D claims for 528 patients. 66% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,929 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $826,145 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,914 claims across 34 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Garner for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Garner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 38 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Garner, more than 84% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Garner, published from 2010 to 2017. Dr. Garner's most frequent co-authors are Manish D. Assar, MD, Ramy Fouad Ayad, MD and Lan Shu Chen, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Garner to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Bradycardia, Syncope and Arrhythmias, Cardiac. Boston Scientific Corporation sponsors the most, 2.

CMS Open Payments shows 569 general payments to Dr. Garner from 40 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 38% of the total. Biosense Webster, Inc. paid the most, $23,059.

Dr. Garner graduated from Carver College of Medicine in 2005.

Dr. Garner is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.