Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. William Garretson, DO

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1306842570

Dr. William Garretson, DO practises General Surgery in Foley, Alabama. Qualified in 1979, 47 years ago. Practices as a sole proprietor, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Alabama.

Years since qualifying
47
Licensed in
AL
In the registry since
2005
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

1613 N McKenzie St
Foley, AL 36535-2247
Phone: (251) 949-3920
Fax: (251) 949-3930
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 1613 N McKenzie St, Foley, AL 36535-2247 — (251) 949-3920

Specialties & licences

Vascular Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 2086S0129X · Licence DO208 (AL)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence DO208 (AL)
Surgical Critical Care Physician Taxonomy 2086S0102X · Licence DO208 (AL)

Record details

NPI number1306842570
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedJune 22, 2005
Last updated in NPPESMarch 17, 2018

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Also practisesVASCULAR SURGERY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1979 (47 years in practice)
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of tissue 1,120 times · 99th percentile
Skin biopsy 11 times · 59th percentile
Removal of skin lesions 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients119
Services billed 963 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age77

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $71 3 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Thomas Hospital Hospital · Fairhope, AL · listed as Gulf Health Hospitals, Inc
  • Amedisys Home Health Of Foley Home health agency · Foley, AL · listed as Amedisys Home Health of Alabama, LLC
  • Baldwin Health Hospital · Foley, AL

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