Mitchell S. Garden, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Torrington, CT
Mitchell S. Garden, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Torrington, Connecticut, and NPI 1952304263, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (Connecticut 044118, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mitchell S. Garden
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 044118 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 538 Litchfield St Ste 202, Torrington, CT 06790
- Phone
- (860) 361-6650
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2024
- Fax
- (860) 361-6654
- Medicaid ID
- 01694311 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060828000000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 538 Litchfield St Ste 202
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kayla Germano, PA-CPhysician Assistant1801202072
Verify Mitchell S. Garden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 044118Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
219 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methocarbamol41 claims
- Methylprednisolone41 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Tramadol Hcl23 claims
- Oxycodone 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $777.66
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Litchfield County Orthopedic And Spine PCTorrington, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mitchell S. Garden among 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Connecticut
Mitchell S. Garden, MD is one of 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2000 among the 224 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207X00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Connecticut.
All 348 in Connecticut → Every provider in Torrington → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leigh Brezenoff, MDTorrington, CT 067901972568616
- Mariam Hakim-Zargar, M.D.Torrington, CT 067901891998423
- Brian McCarthy, MDTorrington, CT 067901275598252
- Steven McCoy, MDTorrington, CT 067901073578050
- Keith Penney, MDTorrington, CT 067901700874955
- Frank Pompo, MDTorrington, CT 067901093919805
- Jacob Tulipan, MDTorrington, CT 067901770926529
- Neil Perlman, MDSherman, CT 067841033315320
Common questions
What is Mitchell S. Garden, MD's NPI number?
Mitchell S. Garden, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952304263, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mitchell S. Garden, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 538 Litchfield St Ste 202, Torrington, CT, 06790. Phone: (860) 361-6650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mitchell S. Garden, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 044118, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mitchell S. Garden, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mitchell S. Garden, MD had 219 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mitchell S. Garden, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.