John Forbes Garretson, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Vista, CA
John Forbes Garretson, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Vista, California, and NPI 1477520302, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (California G39880, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- John Forbes Garretson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- G39880 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, CA 92084
- Phone
- (760) 631-5000
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 414-3795
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Forbes Garretson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G39880Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
John Forbes Garretson among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California
John Forbes Garretson, MD is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Vista
They are 29 of the 2,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Vista, and 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hilary Bowers, MDVista, CA 920841891884318
- Robert Fredricks, MDVista, CA 920841073524492
- Nicole Hartford, D.O.Vista, CA 920841346530466
- Hillel Janai, M.D.Vista, CA 920841285638619
- Valerie Michelotti, M.D.Vista, CA 920841194921494
- Kelly Motadel, MDVista, CA 920841801827340
- Sue Ann Park, MDVista, CA 920841538176201
- Nassrin Rahimi, MDVista, CA 920841063438166
Common questions
What is John Forbes Garretson, MD's NPI number?
John Forbes Garretson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477520302, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Forbes Garretson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, CA, 92084. Phone: (760) 631-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Forbes Garretson, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G39880, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.