Physician Profile
Garrettson S. Ellis, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Ellis
Garrettson S. Ellis, M.D. practices pulmonary disease in Memphis, TN. Garrettson is a 1998 graduate of University of Maryland School of Medicine. Garrettson is also listed as specializing in critical care medicine. Medicare claims data shows Garrettson provided 1,835 services to 1,308 patients. The services billed most often include test to measure expiratory airflow and volume, established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more, and subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336145317.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (901) 276-2662
- Email not available
Practice Locations
5050 POPLAR AVE SUITE 800
Memphis, TN 38157
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pulmonary Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Airway disorders
Blood vessel disorders
Critical care
Diagnostic findings
Environmental lung diseases
Genetic conditions
Infections
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Fungal lung infection
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Lung abscess
- NTM lung infection
- Severe Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Valley fever
- Walking Pneumonia in Children
- Whooping Cough
Inflammatory conditions
Lung growths
Occupational & environmental
Pleural disorders
Post-infection conditions
Sleep disorders
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Shallow Breathing In Sleep
- Snoring
- Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
- Waking Up Gasping Or Choking
Structural lung conditions
Symptoms
- Blue Baby Syndrome
- Chest congestion
- Coughing up blood
- Low oxygen levels
- Rapid Breathing
- Severe asthma attack
- Wheezing
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Airway care
Airway management
Biopsies
Biopsies & diagnostics
Breathing tests
- 6-minute walk test
- Asthma challenge test
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
- Exhaled nitric oxide test
Cancer diagnostic procedures
Consultations
Counseling & prevention
Critical care
Diagnostic procedures
Drainage care
Imaging
Interventional procedures
Lab tests
Lung tests
Medications
Monitoring
Pleural procedures
- Chest tube insertion
- Draining lung fluid
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Permanent chest drain insertion
- Pleural sealing procedure
Procedures
Rehabilitation
Screening
Sleep equipment
Sleep medicine
Sleep treatments
Specialist evaluations
Specialized testing
Treatments
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,835 services · 1,308 patients · 19 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
21 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | Imaging | 71046 |
118 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Ct scan of chest without contrast | Imaging | 71250 |
63 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | Imaging | 71045 |
57 | Too few peers to compare |
| Low dose ct scan of chest for lung cancer screening | Imaging | 71271 |
33 | Too few peers to compare |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | Treatment | 94010 |
504 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | Treatment | 94060 |
28 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | Treatment | 90677 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
497 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Office visit | 99233 |
162 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other lung specialists at this location 7
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Related specialists at this location 4
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 29 related providers in 4 groups
Other lung specialists in Memphis 5
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of Maryland School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1998 at University of Maryland School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 8
Providers in TN who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Garrettson S. Ellis specialize in?
Garrettson S. Ellis is a lung specialist in Memphis, TN. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Pulmonary Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Garrettson S. Ellis located?
Garrettson S. Ellis is listed at 5050 Poplar Ave Suite 800, Memphis, TN 38157. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Garrettson S. Ellis's phone number?
The number on file is (901) 276-2662. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Garrettson S. Ellis?
Garrettson S. Ellis's National Provider Identifier is 1336145317. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Garrettson S. Ellis train?
Garrettson S. Ellis attended University of Maryland School of Medicine, graduating in 1998. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Garrettson S. Ellis have?
Garrettson S. Ellis has 28 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1998, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Garrettson S. Ellis do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Garrettson S. Ellis performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of chest, 2 views and ct scan of chest without contrast; provides treatments such as test to measure expiratory airflow and volume and test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Garrettson S. Ellis's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Garrettson S. Ellis. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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