Brian H. Garber, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN
Brian H. Garber, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1477661577, issued on Aug 28, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD 18851, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian H. Garber
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD 18851 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6408 Papermill Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919
- Phone
- (865) 588-9952
- Enumerated
- Aug 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 212-0163
- Medicaid ID
- 3033379 TN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian H. Garber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD 18851Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $67.75
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Brian H. Garber among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee
Brian H. Garber, M.D. is one of 631 surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Keith Campbell, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379191518074939
- Charles Mitchell, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379191013019322
- Reagan Bollig, MDKnoxville, TN 379201598949232
- Mark Casillas, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201245458082
- James Goodin, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201497960835
- Nicole Lee, MDKnoxville, TN 379201538232947
- Gregory Mancini, MDKnoxville, TN 379201548211857
- Matthew Mancini, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201194755454
Common questions
What is Brian H. Garber, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian H. Garber, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477661577, issued on Aug 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian H. Garber, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6408 Papermill Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37919. Phone: (865) 588-9952. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian H. Garber, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD 18851, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian H. Garber, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian H. Garber, M.D. had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian H. Garber, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.