Dr. Craig James Garofola, DO

Dr. Garofola practices at River Ridge Dermatology in Roanoke, Virginia.

Dr. Garofola's NPI, 1861856056, was assigned on April 13, 2016. Dr. Garofola holds Virginia license 102205395.

Dr. Garofola's primary practice is River Ridge Dermatology, at 3215 Brandon Sw Ave, Roanoke, VA 24018. The practice phone is (540) 951-3376.

Dr. Garofola's primary practice is River Ridge Dermatology in Roanoke, Virginia. Dr. Garofola is also affiliated with LewisGale Medical Center. The medical group on file is River Ridge Dermatology.

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

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

CMS data shows 6,518 Medicare services from Dr. Garofola across 43 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,245 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $999,262 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 1,245 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garofola in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 510 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Garofola's median patient age at 74, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Garofola wrote 624 Medicare Part D claims for 309 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 514 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $89,762 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 717 claims across 18 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Garofola for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Garofola accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 504 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Garofola, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Garofola, published from 2017 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Garofola has published most often in Cureus. Dr. Garofola's most frequent co-authors are Mariana A. Phillips, MD, Aleksandra G. Brown, DO and Elizabeth Ferguson, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 377 general payments to Dr. Garofola from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $3,440.