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Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Howard University College of Medicine (2002)

911 E 20th Street Suite 300
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

(605) 322-1300

Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD is a general surgeon in Great Falls, MT specializing in general surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD is affiliated with District Medical Group and DISTRICT MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

1401 25th Street S
Great Falls, MT 59405

(406) 731-8888

(406) 731-8318

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1605 Airport Freeway
Bedford, TX 77292

(713) 586-3190

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240 E 13th Street
Merced, CA 95341

(209) 723-2799

(209) 723-2984

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District Medical Group

2525 E. Roosevelt Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008

(833) 855-9973

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6100 S Louise Avenue Suite 2100
Sioux Falls, SD 57108

(605) 504-1100

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8088 W. Whitney Drive
Peoria, AZ 85345

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911 E 20th Street Suite 300
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

(605) 322-1300

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In The News

“Dr. Garrison Whitaker, a hand surgeon, said it felt like the ground was moving from underneath him when he learned of plans to close the downtown hospital on Nov....”—"Hospital closure cost Atlanta a rare cluster of highly diverse doctors", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , November 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Great Falls, MT during 2012 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
decompression surgery	155
doctor visit	300
fasciotomy	119
injections	43
minimally invasive procedures	134
nerve procedures	155
open surgery	21
tendon surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	185

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Great Falls, MT during 2013 were nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures, upper extremity surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	30
minimally invasive procedures	30
nerve procedures	30
upper extremity surgery	30

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Great Falls, MT during 2014 were nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures, upper extremity surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	32
minimally invasive procedures	23
nerve procedures	23
upper extremity surgery	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Great Falls, MT during 2016 were immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	67
immobilization	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Great Falls, MT during 2017 were immobilization and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	120
immobilization	54
injections	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Great Falls, MT during 2018 were immobilization and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	172
immobilization	106
injections	36

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Great Falls, MT during 2019 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	136
injections	12
minimally invasive procedures	32
nerve procedures	46
open surgery	14
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	64

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	83

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	32

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	24

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Great Falls, MT were fasciotomy, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

aspiration	43
decompression surgery	63
doctor visit	91
fasciotomy	119
immobilization	59
injections	27
minimally invasive procedures	54
nerve procedures	63
open surgery	17
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	75

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	39
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	9
85 and over	0
Less than 65	4
65 to 74	33

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Education & Training

Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 2002. He completed residency at Graduate Hospital. He is certified by the General Surgery and Surgery of the Hand, American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Montana.

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (2002)

Residency: Graduate Hospital

Board Certification: General Surgery and Surgery of the Hand, American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Montana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Garrison Lawrence Whitaker, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

District Medical Group

DISTRICT MEDICAL GROUP INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
CSL Behring	$20,048 $20,048
AXOGEN	$3,577 AxoGuard Nerve Protector $2,088	AxoGuard Nerve Connector $1,488
Medartis Inc.	$2,466 Aptus $2,466
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$805 Persona $769	DVR Crosslock Plates/Screws/Pegs $36
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$788 Sports Med Small Joint $741	Other Endoscopy $47
Other	$1,451 Hand & Wrist $315	Acu-Loc Wrist Spanning System $128	Implate $118	Exogen $117	Acu-Loc Wrist Plating System $109	Other $664

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$20,048
Travel and Lodging	$4,220
Food and Beverage	$3,197
Grant	$1,570
Gift	$99

Biography

Dr. Garrison Whitaker's specialties are hand surgery, general surgery, and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He is affiliated with District Medical Group. After completing medical school at Howard University College of Medicine, he performed his residency at Cooper University Hospital and Graduate Hospital. In addition to English, Dr. Whitaker speaks French.