Active NPI 1699193334 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Benjamin C Garden , MD

Dermatology • Skokie, IL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Benjamin Garden, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Skokie, IL. With approximately 12 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2014, Dr. Garden delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 4605 GOLF RD.

Dr. Garden maintains professional affiliations with Medical Dermatology Associates Of Chicago Ltd, University Dermatology And Vein Clinic Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include admn sarscov2 vacc 1 dose, administration of influenza virus vaccine, destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

4605 Golf Rd

Skokie, IL 60076

Telephone 8476795199

Fax 8476795490

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2014

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Skokie, IL

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

12 Yrs -7.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 19.9 Yrs

State Avg: 23.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

15 Specialists

Practicing in Skokie, IL (673 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

20.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

55.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Garden (12 Years) 12 Yrs

Skokie Specialty Average (19.9 Years) 19.9 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
90480 Admn sarscov2 vacc 1 dose	814	813	$60.00	$40.13
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	797	797	$45.00	$30.10
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	701	114	$14.43	$6.80
91322 Sarscov2 vac 50 mcg/0.5ml im	667	667	$250.00	$158.40
90653 Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle	657	657	$115.96	$81.82
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	515	309	$197.76	$95.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	334	243	$275.95	$135.09
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	324	229	$249.53	$116.98
17000 Destruction of skin growth	263	194	$150.51	$48.85
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	256	256	$45.00	$30.10
90677 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use	256	256	$450.00	$292.08
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	196	112	$372.02	$176.98
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	168	168	$246.39	$118.04
91320 Sarscv2 vac 30mcg trs-suc im	147	147	$250.00	$152.78
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	145	137	$217.96	$88.15
90661 Influenza vaccine, trivalent derived from cell cultures	140	140	$93.53	$36.11
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	74	74	$367.18	$176.52
17311 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	35	31	$1496.49	$442.19
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	31	25	$112.94	$52.80
13121 Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs	25	25	$938.24	$306.44
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	25	16	$24.40	$0.96
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	20	15	$297.03	$136.62
17313 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks	19	19	$1403.74	$656.54
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	19	15	$35.94	$17.29
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	16	16	$274.07	$131.63
17312 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	14	14	$903.87	$435.27
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	14	13	$128.48	$45.67
14060 Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	13	13	$1718.67	$826.77
14040 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	12	11	$1702.67	$819.15
13101 Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm	12	12	$872.23	$314.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	603	361	$197.28	$95.78
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	376	99	$14.79	$6.97
17000 Destruction of skin growth	274	207	$150.51	$57.02
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	189	189	$247.17	$120.34
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	177	137	$254.75	$118.11
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	163	140	$273.58	$135.26
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	122	114	$220.17	$98.93
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	114	79	$386.11	$181.50
17311 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	39	33	$1519.63	$502.82
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	38	18	$25.00	$1.05
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	36	25	$115.02	$53.74
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	23	19	$123.72	$49.17
17313 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks	21	19	$1429.09	$648.81
14040 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	21	20	$1717.22	$821.64
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	21	21	$367.12	$177.78
13121 Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs	18	18	$957.30	$292.41
17312 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	16	14	$922.80	$440.07
13101 Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm	16	16	$894.83	$320.23
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	15	15	$282.49	$125.75
13132 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm	13	13	$1066.46	$332.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	449	271	$198.45	$96.43
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	308	90	$15.57	$7.10
17000 Destruction of skin growth	214	167	$151.33	$61.56
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	174	174	$252.47	$120.67
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	155	143	$227.35	$104.26
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	130	99	$273.37	$133.98
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	62	46	$393.33	$180.51
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	56	40	$260.00	$118.45
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	49	43	$80.62	$38.02
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	37	31	$115.91	$55.08
17311 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	35	33	$1528.74	$588.04
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	32	32	$312.94	$179.40
17313 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks	23	20	$1436.23	$633.73
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	22	14	$27.27	$1.14
17312 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	17	15	$930.11	$439.99
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	16	16	$270.17	$136.96
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	15	13	$127.26	$46.73
13101 Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm	12	12	$913.21	$325.57

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	306	189	$203.59	$98.65
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	249	66	$16.89	$6.93
17000 Destruction of skin growth	136	108	$146.57	$58.43
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	136	136	$249.73	$122.04
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	118	104	$228.43	$103.52
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	97	65	$277.58	$139.76
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	45	33	$118.33	$57.62
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	33	30	$258.29	$117.47
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	32	18	$375.65	$180.32
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	32	29	$126.17	$60.45
17311 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	32	26	$1533.92	$644.51
17313 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks	31	28	$1439.28	$590.59
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	30	27	$81.29	$39.02
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	25	17	$25.00	$1.27
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	21	21	$284.74	$141.85
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	19	16	$228.44	$109.70
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	19	16	$125.05	$51.72
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$316.85	$181.91
13121 Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs	17	16	$990.73	$336.48
17312 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	14	14	$930.34	$446.78
13101 Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm	12	12	$929.57	$371.61

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	260	55	$16.53	$6.39
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	213	139	$167.94	$81.25
17000 Destruction of skin growth	103	79	$153.41	$61.90
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	79	67	$231.28	$117.78
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	69	69	$224.34	$117.10
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	68	62	$231.16	$101.35
17311 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	25	19	$1502.85	$623.85
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	24	15	$364.03	$172.14
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	23	15	$116.67	$58.46
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	21	21	$169.66	$82.91
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	17	17	$272.72	$125.00
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	15	12	$110.99	$49.37
17313 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks	14	11	$1398.19	$582.05
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	13	11	$123.39	$50.93
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	12	12	$252.60	$121.32

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	21	16	$125.00	$40.27
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$191.92	$115.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	14	11	$125.00	$39.30

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2022-06-01

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License IL 036145621

A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. The dermatologist has had additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, melanomas, moles and other tumors of the skin, the management of contact dermatitis and other allergic and nonallergic skin disorders, and in the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. Dermatologists have special training in dermatopathology and in the surgical techniques used in dermatology. They also have expertise in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars and the skin changes associated with aging.

Dermatology - MOHS-Micrographic Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ND0101X

State License IL 036145621

The highly-trained surgeons that perform Mohs Micrographic Surgery are specialists both in dermatology and pathology. With their extensive knowledge of the skin and unique pathological skills, they are able to remove only diseased tissue, preserving healthy tissue and minimizing the cosmetic impact of the surgery. Mohs surgeons who belong to the American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS) have completed a minimum of one year of fellowship training at one of the ACMS-approved training centers in the U.S.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

University Dermatology And Vein Clinic Llc

8110 Cass Ave, Darien, IL 605615013

Phone: 6309201900

University Dermatology And Vein Clinic Llc

4605 Golf Rd, Skokie, IL 600761209

Phone: 8476795199

Medical Dermatology Associates Of Chicago Ltd

363 W Erie St, Chicago, IL 606546933

Phone: 3129221955

University Dermatology And Vein Clinic Llc

4700 N Marine Dr, Chicago, IL 606407972

Phone: 7733343376

Secondary Practice Locations

150 E Huron St Ste 1050

Chicago, IL 606112912

Phone: 3122800890

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

10 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 01, 2022

Dermatology (License #036145621 in IL)

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Updated Practice Location July 05, 2018

Registered at 4605 GOLF RD, SKOKIE, IL 60076 (Tel: 8476795199)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 05, 2018

Registered at 4605 GOLF RD, SKOKIE, IL 600761209 (Tel: 8476795199)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 05, 2018

Dermatology (License #036145621 in IL)

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NPI Profile Active March 22, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 22, 2015

Registered at 820 S WOOD ST, SUITE 100 CSN, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, MC 675, CHICAGO, IL 606124325 (Tel: 3129962933)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 22, 2015

Registered at 820 S WOOD ST, SUITE 100 CSN, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, MC 675, CHICAGO, IL 606124325 (Tel: 3129962933)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 22, 2015

Recorded as BENJAMIN GARDEN, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 22, 2015

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 31, 2014

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1699193334

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: March 31, 2014

Last Update: June 01, 2022

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

4605 Golf Rd

Skokie, IL 600761209

Phone: 8476795199

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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