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Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner, DO
NPI1477862969PAC ID5991014508
- Medicare services, 2024
- 584
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 215
- Part D claims, 2024
- 47
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Practice address
- 3000 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610
- Practice phone
- Call (919) 350-8000
- 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. Lars Benjamin Gardner is a neurosurgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina
Dr. Gardner practices at WakeMed Raleigh Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, part of Advocate Health.
Dr. Gardner's NPI, 1477862969, was assigned on September 30, 2010. Dr. Gardner holds Illinois license 125056507.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1477862969NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5991014508
- NPI enumeration date
- September 30, 2010
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (919) 350-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 37
- Medical school graduation
- 2015
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner practices at WakeMed Raleigh Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina
Dr. Gardner's primary practice is WakeMed Raleigh Campus, at 3000 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610 in Wake County. The practice phone is (919) 350-8000.
- WakeMed Raleigh Campus3000 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610 · Wake CountyPhone(919) 350-8000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Gardner's primary practice is WakeMed Raleigh Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, part of Advocate Health. Dr. Gardner is also affiliated with UNC Health Rex. The medical group on file is Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gardner to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
UNC Health RexRaleigh Neurosurgical Clinic, Inc.3 hospitalsNames with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 home health agencyName with a free account
See all 8 affiliations for Dr. GardnerSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gardner practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner is one of 210 neurosurgeons in North Carolina
Neurological surgery is Dr. Gardner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Gardner is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, IllinoisPrimary
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Gardner
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210neurosurgeons in North Carolina19neurosurgeons in Raleigh9neurosurgeons at WakeMed Raleigh Campus
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner billed Medicare for 584 services in 2024
CMS data shows 584 Medicare services from Dr. Gardner across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 215 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $120,377 for them.
Medicare services, 2024584
Medicare patients215
Paid by Medicare$120,377
Procedure codes15
Dr. Gardner's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2822024: 2996%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1932024: 28548%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1442024: 0100%
Where Dr. Gardner's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office26846%
- In a facility31654%
Dr. Gardner compared with the North Carolina median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Gardner
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 584vs 2352.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 215vs 15737% above
- Part D claims
- 14vs 4267% below
Medians across 195 neurosurgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Gardner'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. Lars Benjamin Gardner treated 215 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 215 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gardner in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 96 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Gardner's median patient age at 68, with 56% women.
Medicare patients, 2024215
Average age73
Average risk score1.38
Also on Medicaid8%
Dr. Gardner's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Gardner's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12659%
- Men8941%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Gardner's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Anxiety47%
- Mood disorders44%
- Depression41%
- Diabetes34%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Gardner's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner wrote 47 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Gardner wrote 47 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 14 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $283 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 30 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202447
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$283
Part D patients24
Dr. Gardner'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. Gardner's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids40%19 of 47 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: 302024: 1453%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 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. Lars Benjamin Gardner scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Gardner for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Gardner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 59 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Gardner, more than 82% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Dr. Gardner ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 79th percentile124 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 82nd percentile59 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); 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. Lars Benjamin Gardner has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Gardner. Dr. Gardner's most frequent co-author is Nicholas R. Hempeck, DO.
Papers1
Dr. Gardner's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Gardner
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner received $46,153 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 389 general payments to Dr. Gardner from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 40% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $24,015.
General payments to Dr. Gardner by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Gardner by kind, 2016 to 2025
$46.2Kin total
- Travel and lodging$18,60340%
- Food and beverage$16,33035%
- Consulting fees$11,20024%
- Education$200%
Companies that paid Dr. Gardner the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner'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 | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner's NPI number?
Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner's NPI number is 1477862969. It was assigned on September 30, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner?
Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner is a neurosurgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner practice?
Dr. Gardner practices at 3000 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610. Dr. Gardner's primary practice is WakeMed Raleigh Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, part of Advocate Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gardner to 3 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Gardner is (919) 350-8000.
What is Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner's medical license number?
Dr. Gardner holds Illinois license 125056507.
Which hospitals is Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner affiliated with?
Dr. Gardner practices at WakeMed Raleigh Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Gardner is also affiliated with UNC Health Rex. Dmand AI links Dr. Gardner to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner part of?
Dr. Gardner is linked to Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic, Inc.
Does Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gardner billed Medicare for 584 services in 2024, and Dr. Gardner accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner's MIPS score?
Dr. Gardner's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner see?
CMS counts 215 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gardner in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Gardner's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), surgery: bones and joints (22853) and surgery: bones and joints (22614).
What drugs does Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gardner's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin.
Has Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $46,153 in general payments to Dr. Gardner from 35 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner been practicing?
Dr. Gardner graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.
Does Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Gardner.
Who does Dr. Lars Benjamin Gardner publish with?
Dr. Gardner's most frequent co-authors are Nicholas R. Hempeck, DO (1 shared paper).
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