Dr. Garret Duron
Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Mercer University School of Medicine (2019)
- Years since graduation
- 7
- In the NPI registry since
- 2018
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 24
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2019Medical school: Mercer University School of Medicine
- 2018Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Internal Medicine Physician primary
AL license 46431 · NH license 22565
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Watauga Medical Center Boone, NC
- Ashe Memorial Hospital Jefferson, NC
- Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital Linville, NC
Medical groups
- Appalachian Regional Medical Associates Inc (146 clinicians)
- Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital Inc (18 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 24
- Services billed
- 25
- Patients’ average age
- 80
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 15 | 15 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 16 |
| Incruse Ellipta (umeclidinium bromide) Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 14 |
| Stiolto Respimat (tiotropium br/olodaterol hcl) Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 12 |
| Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyr/formoterol) Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 13 companies reported 23 payments worth $579 in total to this clinician.
| Medtronic, Inc. | $110 |
|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $107 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $86.59 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $59.81 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | $59.80 |
| Insmed, Inc. | $29.63 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $20.60 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $20.38 |
| Food and Beverage | $519 |
|---|---|
| Education | $59.80 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC Oct 24, 2025 | Education DUPIXENT · Immunology · in-kind | $59.80 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.