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Dr. Laura Garvin, MD

(Dr. Laura Garvin, MD)

(287 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

St. Louis University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: hypertension (high blood pressure), men's health issues, cholesterol problems (lipid disorders), and more.

2025 Soquel Avenue Floor 4
Santa Cruz, CA 95062

(831) 458-5610

Dr. Laura Garvin, MD is an internist in Santa Cruz, CA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). She graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Laura Garvin, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, Sutter Health and Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz.

Office Locations

Sutter Health

2025 Soquel Avenue Floor 4
Santa Cruz, CA 95062

(831) 458-5610

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

pneumonia shot

In 2012, Dr. Laura Garvin, MD had a list price for pneumonia shot that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. 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. Laura Garvin, MD treated as an internist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	996
hospital care	26
inpatient care	14
lab tests	231
outpatient care	12
preventive care	108
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
vaccines	93

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Garvin, MD treated as an internist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	970
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
lab tests	344
preventive care	49
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
vaccines	49

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	556
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	155
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Garvin, MD treated as an internist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1092
lab tests	374
preventive care	75
vaccines	63

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	431

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	566
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	157
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	17
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Garvin, MD treated as an internist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1128
lab tests	371
preventive care	268
vaccines	254

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	386
Female	830

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1100
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	442
From 75 to 84	416
85 and over	318
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Garvin, MD treated as an internist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1135
lab tests	291
preventive care	149
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
vaccines	136

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	516
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	145
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Garvin, MD treated as an internist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1135
lab tests	189
preventive care	146
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
vaccines	109

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	129
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Garvin, MD treated as an internist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2018 were preventive care, lab tests, vaccines and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1130
lab tests	127
preventive care	144
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
vaccines	95

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	465
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	116
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Garvin, MD treated as an internist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1022
lab tests	112
preventive care	150
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
vaccines	113

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	415
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	16
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Garvin, MD treated as an internist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	759
lab tests	38
preventive care	97
vaccines	81

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	375
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	87
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Garvin, MD treated as an internist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	957
lab tests	21
preventive care	70
vaccines	49

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	420
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Garvin, MD treated as an internist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2022 were preventive care, lab tests, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	844
lab tests	25
preventive care	47
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
vaccines	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD in 2022

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	15
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Garvin, MD treated as an internist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2023 were preventive care, lab tests, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	804
lab tests	15
preventive care	26
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12
vaccines	11

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD in 2023

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	16
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Laura Garvin, MD treated as an internist in Santa Cruz, CA were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and hospital care.

doctor visit	997
hospital care	20
inpatient care	14
lab tests	178
outpatient care	12
preventive care	110
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
vaccines	88

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	467
Hispanic	26
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	179
85 and over	92
Less than 65	12
65 to 74	206

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Garvin, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Laura Garvin, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	15
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	10
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Laura Garvin, MD graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. She completed residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She is certified by the Internal Medicine - Board Certified and has a state license in California.

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine

Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Board Certification: Internal Medicine - Board Certified

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Laura Garvin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Sutter Health

Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Laura Garvin, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Blue Shield of California, Medicare Advantage, HealthSmart, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Cigna, Alliance PPO, Anthem Blue Cross of California, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Accepted Valley Health Plan Plans: Classic Commercial HMO Plan only, Accepted Central California Alliance for Health Plans: TotalCare (HMO D-SNP), Accepted SCAN Plans: SCAN Compass (HMO), Accepted Santa Clara Family Health Plan Plans: DualConnect (HMO D-SNP), Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans: PPO, Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO, Accepted Chinese Community Health Plan Plans: Active Choice- PPO Silver: Amber 50 HMO Silver: American Indian/Alaskan Native (Covered CA for Individual & Families): Bronze 60 HDHP HMO (including... and Accepted Aetna Plans: Aetna Choice POS II: Aetna Select EPO: Aetna Select Open Access: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA): Aetna Student Health Program: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA): Health Fund....

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Laura Garvin, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Blue Shield of California

Medicare Advantage

HealthSmart

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Cigna

Alliance PPO

Anthem Blue Cross of California

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Accepted Valley Health Plan Plans: Classic Commercial HMO Plan only

Accepted Central California Alliance for Health Plans: TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)

Accepted SCAN Plans: SCAN Compass (HMO)

Accepted Santa Clara Family Health Plan Plans: DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)

Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans: PPO

Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO

Accepted Chinese Community Health Plan Plans: Active Choice- PPO Silver: Amber 50 HMO Silver: American Indian/Alaskan Native (Covered CA for Individual & Families): Bronze 60 HDHP HMO (including...

Accepted Aetna Plans: Aetna Choice POS II: Aetna Select EPO: Aetna Select Open Access: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA): Aetna Student Health Program: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA): Health Fund...

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Laura Garvin, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.89 out of 5 stars based on 287 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Laura Garvin, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Santa Cruz, CA.

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Biography

Dr. Laura Garvin graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. She trained at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center for her residency. Her areas of expertise include hypertension (high blood pressure), preventive care, and women's health issues. Dr. Garvin's average rating from her patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). She seems to honor Anthem, Blue California, HealthSmart, and more. In addition to English, she speaks Spanish. Dr. Garvin's hospital/clinic affiliations include Dignity Health and Sutter Health. She has a closed panel according to Dignity Health.