John Garwood, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Santa Monica, CA
John Garwood, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1427057959, issued on Jul 18, 2005. Check the license (California G079986, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Garwood
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G079986 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 20TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 828-7494
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1301 20TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Garwood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G079986Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
346 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,490 among the 16,109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost97 claims
- Timolol Maleate49 claims
- Lumigan34 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol28 claims
- Alphagan P14 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl14 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is John Garwood, MD's NPI number?
John Garwood, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427057959, issued on Jul 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Garwood, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 20TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 828-7494. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Garwood, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G079986, 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.
How much does John Garwood, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Garwood, MD had 346 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,490. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Garwood, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.