In 2023, Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, stress EKG, and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas.

Top 10%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

By Affordability:

blood tests

lab tests

liver function tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Arkansas, Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD performed more cardiac procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for blood tests, lab tests, and liver function tests (LFTs) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardioversion

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

elective external cardioversion

ultrasound

By Affordability:

coagulation tests

prothrombin time test

transthoracic echocardiography

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Arkansas, Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD performed more cardioversion, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), elective external cardioversion, and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for coagulation (blood clotting) tests, prothrombin time (PT) test, and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fayetteville, AR during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	58
cardiac procedures	984
cardioversion	22
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	1132
hospital care	1178
inpatient care	1044
minimally invasive procedures	63
nuclear scan	68
outpatient care	134
stress testing	249
tilt table test	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	665
vascular procedures	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fayetteville, AR during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	46
cardiac procedures	942
cardioversion	26
doctor visit	1145
hospital care	1475
inpatient care	1316
minimally invasive procedures	70
outpatient care	159
stress testing	269
tilt table test	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	627

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	985
Female	1101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2031
Black	19
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	695
From 75 to 84	625
85 and over	349
Less than 65	417

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	36
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fayetteville, AR during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	27
cardiac procedures	828
doctor visit	918
hospital care	1147
inpatient care	1028
minimally invasive procedures	36
outpatient care	119
stress testing	278
tilt table test	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	523

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	949
Female	1059

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1952
Black	19
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	651
From 75 to 84	625
85 and over	364
Less than 65	368

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	36
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fayetteville, AR during 2015 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	19
blood draw	13
cardiac procedures	385
doctor visit	316
hospital care	232
inpatient care	232
minimally invasive procedures	11
nuclear scan	112
stress testing	186
ultrasound (sonogram)	180

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	692
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	132
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fayetteville, AR during 2016 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	23
blood draw	40
cardiac procedures	651
doctor visit	744
hospital care	460
inpatient care	460
lab tests	119
minimally invasive procedures	18
nuclear scan	147
stress testing	261
ultrasound (sonogram)	367

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	696
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	132
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fayetteville, AR during 2017 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	39
cardiac procedures	572
cardioversion	11
doctor visit	840
hospital care	480
inpatient care	480
lab tests	303
minimally invasive procedures	21
nuclear scan	126
stress testing	139
ultrasound (sonogram)	394

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	353
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	749
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	295
From 75 to 84	273
85 and over	156
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fayetteville, AR during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	64
cardiac procedures	701
doctor visit	845
hospital care	499
inpatient care	499
lab tests	278
minimally invasive procedures	22
nuclear scan	143
stress testing	280
ultrasound (sonogram)	357

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	421

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	729
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	137
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fayetteville, AR during 2019 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	46
blood draw	16
cardiac procedures	824
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	824
hospital care	799
inpatient care	799
lab tests	272
minimally invasive procedures	34
nuclear scan	132
stress testing	280
ultrasound (sonogram)	486
vascular procedures	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	391
Female	475

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	819
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	183
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	36
Dementia	23
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fayetteville, AR during 2020 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	31
cardiac procedures	534
cardioversion	13
doctor visit	716
hospital care	369
inpatient care	369
lab tests	132
minimally invasive procedures	28
nuclear scan	98
stress testing	199
ultrasound (sonogram)	304

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	675
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	135
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fayetteville, AR during 2021 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, ultrasound (sonogram) and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	19
cardiac procedures	1418
cardioversion	39
doctor visit	1105
hospital care	867
inpatient care	823
lab tests	351
minimally invasive procedures	191
nuclear scan	281
outpatient care	44
stress testing	554
ultrasound (sonogram)	845

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	894
Female	954

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1736
Black	25
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	741
From 75 to 84	698
85 and over	279
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fayetteville, AR during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1207
cardioversion	43
doctor visit	752
hospital care	551
inpatient care	536
lab tests	313
minimally invasive procedures	164
nuclear scan	210
outpatient care	15
stress testing	379
ultrasound (sonogram)	828

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	672
Female	787

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1383
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	586
From 75 to 84	542
85 and over	245
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fayetteville, AR during 2023 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1357
cardioversion	42
doctor visit	406
hospital care	467
inpatient care	467
lab tests	259
minimally invasive procedures	150
nuclear scan	306
stress testing	607
ultrasound (sonogram)	769

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	820
Female	881

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1620
Black	13
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	643
From 75 to 84	645
85 and over	289
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fayetteville, AR were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

ambulatory monitoring	37
blood draw	23
cardiac procedures	866
cardioversion	28
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	811
hospital care	710
inpatient care	671
lab tests	253
minimally invasive procedures	67
nuclear scan	162
outpatient care	94
stress testing	306
ultrasound (sonogram)	528
vascular procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	529
Female	615

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1090
Hispanic	13
Native American / Alaskan Native	9
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	391
85 and over	200
Less than 65	139
65 to 74	414

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Cancer	11
Dementia	16

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Garrett B. Sanford, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$2,937 Claria MRI $403	Reveal LINQ $140	Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring $118	Micra $69	Advisa $53	Other $2,154
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,676 GENERAL THERAPIES $1,588	RESONATE $266	EMBLEM MRI S-ICD $205	WATCHMAN Access System $147	Tachy System $124	Other $346
Abbott Laboratories	$2,474 MitraClip $2,087	MitraClip System $124	PressureWire $80	Fortify Assura, Ellipse ICD $64	Xience SkyPoint $29	Other $90
Pfizer Inc.	$281 NURTEC ODT $179	VYNDAQEL $48	PAXLOVID $41	ELIQUIS $13
Amgen Inc.	$277 Repatha $277
Other	$1,484 Change Healthcare Cardiology $200	Penumbra System $120	JARDIANCE $115	Impella $104	COREVALVE EVOLUT R $103	Other $843