Thomas Garvey
Internal Medicine Physician in St Louis Park, Minnesota. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 172,858 in Internal Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Thomas Garvey filed 625 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Internal Medicine Physician in St Louis Park, Minnesota, prescribing 87% generic.
- 625
- Part D claims, 2023
- 87%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Thomas Garvey's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
625 Top 31% higher than 69% of 1,370,886 prescribers
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Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
Thomas Garvey practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Thomas Garvey?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Minnesota
How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Minnesota providers
Largest specialties in Minnesota (% of in-state providers)
Internal Medicine Physician ranks #10 among Minnesota's specialties (2.6% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Minnesota provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Internal Medicine Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Internal Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Thomas Garvey appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Internal Medicine Physician provider at 3800 PARK NICOLLET BLVD, St Louis Park, MN, 55416, with a listed phone of (952) 993-3123. NPI 1689093247 was issued on 04/10/2014. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Garvey most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 625 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 136 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $271K in drug spend, split 13% brand-name and 87% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Internal Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 172,858 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 2,716 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1689093247 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Internal Medicine Physician |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/10/2014 |
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How we sourced this profile
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Thomas Garvey bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
13% brand-name claims vs 87% generic, on 625 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,445
- Total Day Supply
- 42,475
- Brand vs Generic
- 13% brand / 87% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $245K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $26K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.26
- Gender Split
- 63% female / 37% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Thomas Garvey prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Prednisone
Prednisone
137 claims
- Methotrexate
Methotrexate
106 claims
- Alendronate Sodium
Alendronate Sodium
78 claims
- Allopurinol
Allopurinol
72 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine… 50
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
50 claims
- Folic Acid 17
Folic Acid
17 claims
- Sulfasalazine 15
Sulfasalazine
15 claims
- Colchicine 13
Colchicine
13 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Prednisone | 137 |
| Methotrexate Methotrexate Sodium | 106 |
| Alendronate Sodium | 78 |
| Allopurinol | 72 |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 50 |
| Folic Acid | 17 |
| Sulfasalazine | 15 |
| Colchicine | 13 |
| Leflunomide | 13 |
| Tymlos Abaloparatide | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Internal Medicine Physician Overview
How Thomas Garvey fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
Thomas Garvey's 625 claims are below the specialty average of 2,716.
Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in Minnesota
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Minnesota, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Garvey.
Compare Internal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Minnesota medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Internal Medicine Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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