NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel Philip Garmon, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Louisville, KY

Joel Philip Garmon, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1164424321, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 26979, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164424321
Name
Joel Philip Garmon
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
26979 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4402 Churchman Ave, Louisville, KY 40215
Phone
(502) 366-1090
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 23, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(502) 366-1564
Medicaid ID
64269798 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100804000730); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1985
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4402 Churchman Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Trisha Agle, PA-CPhysician Assistant1962568444
  2. Katherine Archer, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1932536505
  3. Cynthia Byers, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1629523048
  4. Ronald Fadel, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1174542831
  5. Tricia Flake, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1003147539
  6. Charna Gaither, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1306218805

Verify Joel Philip Garmon in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

200 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Joel Garmon200
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole58 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium57 claims
  3. Peg 3350-Electrolyte31 claims
  4. Famotidine15 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): 73.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score58.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%51.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $137.44

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. 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.

  1. Joel Garmon$137.44
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Louisville Physicians IncLouisville, KY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky

There are 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky.

Other surgery physician records in Kentucky

  1. Patricia Abello, MDEdgewood, KY1841256328
  2. Walid Abou-Jaoude, M.D.Lexington, KY1699772707
  3. Ravi Alapati, MDOwensboro, KY1992949838
  4. Bruce Allen, M.D.London, KY1639210743
  5. Jeffrey Allen, MDLouisville, KY1174502728
  6. William Allen, MDLouisville, KY1871120808
  7. Charles Allran, M.D.Cynthiana, KY1619062130
  8. Vincent Almagno, MDMiddlesboro, KY1750940953
  9. Erika Almodovar, MDCorbin, KY1528590882
  10. Mickey Anderson, MDBardstown, KY1497728323

Common questions

What is Joel Philip Garmon, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joel Philip Garmon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164424321, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel Philip Garmon, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4402 Churchman Ave, Louisville, KY, 40215. Phone: (502) 366-1090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel Philip Garmon, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 26979, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joel Philip Garmon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joel Philip Garmon, M.D. had 200 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joel Philip Garmon, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.2 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.