Lauretta F. Garren, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Gunnison, CO
Lauretta F. Garren, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gunnison, Colorado, and NPI 1043278245, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 28208, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauretta F. Garren
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 28208 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 130 E Virginia Ave, Gunnison, CO 81230
- Phone
- (970) 641-0211
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 641-1268
- Medicaid ID
- 84750057 CO
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauretta F. Garren in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 28208Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,278 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium181 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium117 claims
- Lisinopril106 claims
- Gabapentin95 claims
- Losartan Potassium73 claims
- Alendronate Sodium71 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): 38.3 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).
Lauretta F. Garren among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Lauretta F. Garren, MD is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gunnison
They are 12 of the 223 NPPES records with a practice address in Gunnison, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Lauretta F. Garren, MD's NPI number?
Lauretta F. Garren, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043278245, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauretta F. Garren, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 E Virginia Ave, Gunnison, CO, 81230. Phone: (970) 641-0211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauretta F. Garren, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 28208, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauretta F. Garren, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauretta F. Garren, MD had 2,278 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauretta F. Garren, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 38.3 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.