Michael Ellis Garvin, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · Sylva, NC
Michael Ellis Garvin, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Sylva, North Carolina, and NPI 1457335184, issued on Dec 6, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 10872, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Ellis Garvin
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License numbers
- 10872 NC
2796 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 316 County Services Park, Sylva, NC 28779
- Phone
- (828) 586-1200
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 586-0047
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 316 County Services Park
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Ellis Garvin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 10872Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $70.04
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Michael Ellis Garvin among 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina
Michael Ellis Garvin, DMD is one of 3,856 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Sylva
They are 8 of the 554 NPPES records with a practice address in Sylva, and 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina.
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The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Ferguson, D.D.S.Sylva, NC 287791659413748
- Yonghua Guo, DMDSylva, NC 287791760899918
- Holbert Lang, DDS,PASylva, NC 287791710001342
- David Lemay, D.D.SSylva, NC 287791912013715
- Douglas McDonald, DDSSylva, NC 287791235276114
- Fred McGuire, DDSSylva, NC 287791376572719
- Timothy Spilliards, D.M.D.Sylva, NC 287791528137932
- Julius Aldridgeg, DDSSpruce Pine, NC 287771518091644
Common questions
What is Michael Ellis Garvin, DMD's NPI number?
Michael Ellis Garvin, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457335184, issued on Dec 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Ellis Garvin, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 316 County Services Park, Sylva, NC, 28779. Phone: (828) 586-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Ellis Garvin, DMD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 10872, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Ellis Garvin, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Ellis Garvin, DMD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Ellis Garvin, DMD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), 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.