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Pediatrician (Kids / Children Specialist) - General

Highlights

Board Certified
Accepts Insurance Plans

Biography

Dr. John Forbes Garretson, MD is a Pediatrician (Kids / Children Specialist) - General practicing in Vista, CA

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Provider Training

University	Degree	Focus	Graduated
Tufts University School of Medicine	Medical Degree		1975
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston Ma	Other Degree		1975

Institution	Focus	Year
Residency - Naval Medical Center-San Diego, Orthopedic Surgery; Naval Medical Center-San Diego, Pediatrics		Not Specified
Residency - Naval Medical Center		Not Specified

Certification	Cert. Body	Year
Pediatrics	Pediatrics	Not Specified

Experience & Accolades

Practice & Hospital Affiliations

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Specialties

Languages Spoken

English

Medical Specialties

Pediatrician (Kids / Children Specialist)

Pediatrics

Years In Practice: 39 (started in 1982)

Accepts New Patients: Yes

Accepted Insurance

Full Insurance List

Payment Options

Payment Details

Affiliated Practices

Practice At 1000 Vale Terrace Dr

1000 Vale Terrace Dr
Vista, CA, 92084

Practice Colleagues

Accepted Insurance

Aetna See Accepted Plans
- Aetna Advantage Dental
- Aetna Affordable Health Choices limited benefits insurance plan
- Aetna Choice POS
- Aetna Choice POS (Aetna HealthFund)
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna Choice POS II (Aetna HealthFund)
- Aetna Dental PPO/PDN
- Aetna Golden Choice Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Golden Medicare Plan (HMO)
- Aetna Health Network Only
- Aetna Health Network Option
- Aetna HealthFund Aetna Choice POS
- Aetna HealthFund Aetna Health Network Only
- Aetna HealthFund Aetna Health Network Option
- Aetna HealthFund HMO
- Aetna HealthFund Open Access Aetna Select
- Aetna HealthFund Open Access Elect Choice EPO
- Aetna HealthFund Open Access Managed Choice POS
- Aetna HealthFund Open Access POS II
- Aetna HealthFund Open Choice PPO
- Aetna Medicare Open (Private Fee-for-Service)
- Aetna Medicare Plan (HMO/Open Access HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Select (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Special Needs
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice (EPO)
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna Open Access Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Select
- Aetna Value Network HMO
- Aetna Vision
- Aetna Whole Health - Banner Health OAMC
- Aetna Whole Health - MW Comm. Health Solutions
- Aetna Whole Health- Banner Health Network HMO
- Aetna Workers' Comp Access
- Aexcel
- Aexcel Aetna Select
- Aexcel Aetna Select (Open Access)
- Aexcel Choice POS II
- Aexcel Choice POS II (Aetna HealthFund)
- Aexcel Elect Choice EPO
- Aexcel Elect Choice EPO (Open Access)
- Aexcel Managed Choice POS
- Aexcel Managed Choice POS (Open Access)
- Aexcel Open Access Aetna Select (Aetna HealthFund)
- Aexcel Open Access Elect Choice (Aetna HealthFund)
- Aexcel Open Access Managed Choice POS (HealthFund)
- Aexcel Plus
- Aexcel Plus Aetna Select
- Aexcel Plus Aetna Select (Open Access)
- Aexcel Plus Choice POS II
- Aexcel Plus Choice POS II (Aetna HealthFund)
- Aexcel Plus Elect Choice EPO
- Aexcel Plus Elect Choice EPO (Open Access)
- Aexcel Plus Managed Choice POS
- Aexcel Plus Managed Choice POS (Open Access)
- Aexcel Plus Open Access Aetna Select (Aetna HealthFund)
- Aexcel Plus Open Access Elect Choice (Aetna HealthFund)
- Aexcel Plus Open Access Managed Choice POS (HealthFund)
- Aexcel Plus PPO
- Aexcel Plus PPO (Aetna HealthFund)
- Aexcel PPO
- Aexcel PPO (Aetna HealthFund)
- Affordable Health Choices
- Behavioral Healthcare Program
- Better Health
- Better Health Kids Pennsylvania
- Choice Plus POS II
- Elect Choice (EPO)
- Employee Assistance Program
- HCA Smart Care Base (PPO)
- HCA Smart Care Plus (PPO)
- HCA Smart Care Select
- HCA Smart Care Value (PPO)
- HCA Well Care (Level 3)
- HCA Well Care (Levels 1 & 2)
- Healthy New York HMO
- HMO
- HMO
- HMO (Open Access)
- HMO Deductible Plan
- HMO Deductible Plan (CA members only)
- Illinois Community Network
- Illinois Managed Choice Network
- LM Healthworks
- Managed Choice (POS)
- Managed Choice Open Access
- Managed Choice Open Access HDHP
- Managed Choice Open Access Value 1500
- Managed Choice Open Access Value 5000
- MCOA 7500
- Medicare Plan (HMO / Open Access HMO)
- Medicare Plan (PPO)
- Medicare Rx Premier (PDP)
- National Advantage Program
- New York Certified PPO (Workers' Comp)
- New York Recommendation of Care PPO (Workers' Comp)
- North Shore LIJ Employee Health Plan (CIIPA)
- NYC Community Plan
- Open Access Aetna Select
- Open Choice (PPO)
- PCP Referral Plan (TX only)
- Preventative and Hospital Care 3000
- Quality Point-of-Service (QPOS)
- Savings Plus of Arizona
- Savings Plus of Chicago, IL
- Savings Plus of Florida (Brevard and Tampa)
- Savings Plus of Lake County, OH
- Savings Plus of Oklahoma
- Savings Plus of Texas
- Signature Administrators
- Student Health Plans
- Texas CHIP
- Texas STAR (Medicaid)
- Texas Voluntary/Informal (Workers' Comp)
- Traditional Choice Indemnity
- USAccess
- Vitalidad Mexico con Aetna
- Vitalidad Plus California con Aetna
- Volunteer Plan
BlueCross BlueShield See Accepted Plans
- BCBS Community
- 300 Plan
- 320 Plan
- 551 Plan
- 579 Plan
- Access Blue
- Access+ HMO
- AccessTN
- Active Choice
- Active Start
- Added Advantage POS
- AffordaBlue
- AffordaBlue
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Maine
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Nevada
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Ohio
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Virginia
- Aqua
- Aqua Package
- Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
- Aware Gold
- Balance
- Base PPO
- Basic
- Basic Blue (Traditional)
- BasicBlue
- BCBS MMAI
- BCN Advantage HMO-POS
- Blue Advantage
- Blue Advantage
- Blue Advantage (PPO)
- Blue Advantage (PPO)
- Blue Advantage Saver
- Blue Assurance
- Blue Care
- Blue Care Elect
- Blue Care for Kids
- Blue Care IPA
- Blue Care Select POS
- Blue Choice
- Blue Choice
- Blue Choice POS
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Classic Traditional
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of New Mexico
- Blue Direct HMO
- Blue Direct POS
- Blue Elite
- Blue Essential Open Access POS
- Blue Essential OpenAccess HMO
- Blue Essential PPO
- Blue Link
- Blue Medicare HMO
- Blue Medicare PPO
- Blue Medicare Rx (PDP)
- Blue Medicare Supplement
- Blue MedicareRx
- Blue Open Access HMO
- Blue Open Access POS
- Blue Options (PPO)
- Blue Options 1-2-3 (PPO)
- Blue Options Hospital Surgical Plus
- Blue Options HRA (PPO)
- Blue Options HSA (PPO)
- Blue Pathway
- Blue Pathway
- Blue Pathways
- Blue Plan65 Select Plan F
- Blue Plan65 Select Plan N
- Blue Precision/PPO Blue Options
- Blue Preferred Plus PPO
- Blue Rx
- Blue Saver
- Blue Shield 65 Plus Group Plan
- Blue Shield of California Life & Health Insurance Company
- Blue Shield of California PPO
- Blue Transitions
- Blue View Vision
- Blue View Vision
- Blue View Vision Insight
- Blue View Vision Select
- Blue4U
- BlueAdvantage Entrepreneur HMO
- BlueAdvantage Entrepreneur PPO
- BlueAdvantage EPO
- BlueAdvantage HMO
- BlueAdvantage Individual EPO
- BlueAdvantage Individual PPO
- BlueAdvantage PPO
- BlueBasic Plus (PPO)
- BluebyDesign (HSA)
- BlueCard PPO/EPO
- BlueCard Traditional
- BlueCare
- BlueCare (HMO)
- BlueCare Access (HMO)
- BlueCare Access HSA (HDHP)
- BlueCare Options (POS)
- BlueCHiP
- BlueCHiP for Healthy Options
- BlueCHiP for Medicare
- BlueChoice
- BlueChoice
- BlueChoice
- BlueChoice 65
- BlueChoice 65 Select
- BlueChoice Essential
- BlueChoice Essential
- BlueChoice Healthcare Plan (HMO)
- BlueChoice HMO
- BlueChoice HMO Open Access
- BlueChoice New England
- BlueChoice Option (POS)
- BlueChoice Pathway
- BlueChoice Plus
- BlueChoice Plus
- BlueChoice PPO Plan
- BlueChoice Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
- BlueChoice Select
- BlueChoice Solutions/Blue Precision
- BlueChoice Value
- BlueConnect
- BlueCopay
- BlueEdge
- BlueEdge (HSA)
- BlueEPO Individual
- BlueEssential Plus (PPO)
- BlueEssentials
- BlueEssentials Choice
- BlueFreedom
- BlueMAX
- BlueMedicare HMO / BlueMedicare Group HMO
- BlueMedicare PPO / BlueMedicare Group PPO
- BlueMedicare Regional PPO
- BlueMedicare Supplement
- BlueOptimum Plus (PPO)
- BlueOptions
- BlueOptions Health & Dental - Health
- BluePortfolio Plus (PPO)
- BluePrecision
- BluePreferred (PPO)
- BluePreferred Basics
- BluePride
- BluePrint HMO
- BluePrint PPO
- BlueRx (PDP)
- BlueSaver
- BlueSelect
- BlueSelect
- BlueSelect Hospital Surgical Plus
- BlueSolutions
- Bluesolutions for HSA Direct
- BlueValue
- BlueValue
- BlueValue Advantage
- BlueValue Direct
- BlueValue Plus (PPO)
- BlueValue Secure - Medicare Advantage Open Access HMO
- Business Blue Basic
- Business Blue Complete
- Business Blue HDHP
- Business Blue Secure
- Business True Blue
- C Plus (Medicare Select)
- California Choice
- CalPERS
- Cancer and Serious Illness Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice
- Catamount Blue
- CCPOA Medical Plan
- Child Health Plus
- Child Health Plus
- CHIP
- Chrysler Flexible Blue HSA
- Chrysler-National PPO
- Classic Blue
- Classic Blue
- Classic Blue
- Community Blue
- Community Blue/Blue Preferred Plus PPO
- Community Participating Option
- Comprehensive
- Comprehensive Major Medical
- Consumer Choice HMO Plan
- Consumer Choice PPO Plan
- Conversion Opt A, B, & C
- Conversion Opt I, II, III, IV, V
- Core Flex
- Cover Florida
- CoverKids
- CoverTN
- CPlus (Medicare Select)
- Davis Vision
- Delphi Salaried EMP
- Denim POS
- Dimension III & IV
- Direct HMO
- Direct Pay
- Direct Pay HMO
- Direct Pay HMO/POS
- Direct Pay POS
- Direct Pay POS
- Direct POS
- Direct PPC
- DirectShare POS
- Empire EPO Essential
- Empire MediBlue(SM) Essential (HMO)
- Empire MediBlue(SM) Freedom I (PPO)
- Empire MediBlue(SM) Freedom II (PPO)
- Empire MediBlue(SM) Freedom III (PPO)
- Empire MediBlue(SM) Plus (HMO)
- Empire MediBlue(SM) Select (HMO)
- Empire MediBlue(SM) Value (HMO)
- Empire PPO
- Empire Prism EPO
- Empire Prism PPO
- Empire Total Blue
- Enhanced PPO
- EPO
- EPO
- Essential
- Essential
- Essential Blue
- Excellus BluePPO
- Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
- Family Health Plus
- Family Health Plus
- Federal Employee Basic Option
- Federal Employee Health Benefit Program Access+ HMO
- Federal Employee Health Benefit Program PPO
- Federal Employee Plan - Basic Option
- Federal Employee Plan - Standard Option
- Federal Employee Program - Basic Option
- Federal Employee Program - Standard Option
- Federal Employee Program Basic Option
- Federal Employee Program BlueVision
- Federal Employee Program Standard Option
- Federal Employee Standard Option
- Flexible Blue II
- Flexible Blue PPO
- Ford CMP/FMP/BMP PPO
- Forever Blue Medicare PPO
- Forever Blue Medicare PPO
- Fremont BlueChoice
- General Motors Plan
- GeoBlue Expat
- GeoBlue Traveler
- Go Blue
- GoBlue
- Health Check Basic
- Health Check HSA
- Health Check Select
- Health Kids BlueCare
- HealthMate Coast-to-Coast
- HealthMate Coast-to-Coast Direct
- Healthy Balance POS
- Healthy Balance PPO
- Healthy Blue
- Healthy Blue Outcomes
- Healthy Families Program
- Healthy Kids BlueOptions
- Healthy New York
- Healthy New York
- Healthy NY
- Healthy Vision
- HealthyBlue
- HealthyBlue
- HealthyTNBabies
- High-deductible (BlueCard PPO Network)
- HMO
- HMO
- HMO Blue
- HMO Blue Basic Value
- HMO Blue New England
- HMO Blue New England Options
- HMO Blue New England Value Enhanced
- HMO Blue New England Value Plus
- HMO Blue New England Value Premier
- HMO Blue Options
- HMO Blue Premier
- HMO Blue Texas
- HMO Blue Value
- HMO Blue Value Plus
- HMO Illinois
- HMO Louisiana, Inc.
- HMO299/299+
- HMOBlue
- Horizon Advantage EPO
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of New Jersey
- Horizon Dental
- Horizon Direct Access
- Horizon EPO/EPO PLUS
- Horizon HMO
- Horizon MyWay HRA
- Horizon MyWay HSA
- Horizon POS
- Horizon PPO
- Hospital Blue
- HSA Blue (HDHP PPO)
- HSA BlueCare (HDHP HMO)
- Indemnity
- Individual Care Blue
- Individual Care Blue Plus
- Keep Fit
- Keystone 65 HMO
- Keystone Direct POS
- Keystone Health Plan Central
- Keystone Health Plan East HMO
- Keystone HMO/POS
- Keystone HMO/POS
- Lifespan Blue
- Lifestyleblue
- Local Access+ HMO
- Master Health Plus
- MCTWF PPO
- MedBlue Rx (PDP)
- MedBlue Rx Plus (PDP)
- MediBlue HMO
- MediBlue PPO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicaid Managed Care (Community Care)
- Medicare Advantage PPO
- Medicare Blue (PPO)
- Medicare Blue (PPO)
- Medicare Blue Plus (PPO)
- Medicare Blue Saver (PPO)
- Medicare HMO Blue
- Medicare Plans
- Medicare Plus Blue PPO
- Medicare Plus Blue PPO Assure
- Medicare Plus Blue PPO Signature
- Medicare Plus Blue PPO Vitality
- Medicare PPO Blue
- Medicare Preferred (PPO)
- Medicare Select
- Medicare Select / BlueSelect
- Medicare Supplement
- Medicare Supplement
- Medicare Supplement
- Medicare Supplement / BlueCare
- Medicare Supplement Plan A
- Medicare Supplement Plan C
- Medicare Supplemental
- Medicare Supplemental Insurance
- MESSA Choices II
- MESSA Choices PPO
- MESSA Super Med
- Miami Dade Blue
- MIChild
- MPSERS Blue Preferred PPO
- MyBasic BlueSelect Network
- MyBasic NetworkBlue
- National BlueCard PPO
- Network Blue
- Network Blue
- Network Blue New England
- NJ DIRECT
- NJ FamilyCare
- NJ FamilyCare
- NJ FamilyCare
- NJ FamilyCare ADVANTAGE
- NJ FamilyCare ADVANTAGE
- NJ Plus
- OneBlue
- Options Blue HRA
- Options Blue HSA
- Pennsylvania CHIP
- Personal Blue
- Personal Blue
- Personal Blue (HDHP)
- Personal Blue Basic SE
- Personal Blue Secure SE
- Personal BluePlans SE
- Personal Choice 65 PPO
- Personal Choice PPO
- Personal Comp
- Personal VisionBlue
- Plan 65
- Plan 65
- Plan 65 Select
- Plan65 Plan A
- Plan65 Plan F
- Plan65 Plan N
- Point of Service (POS)
- POS
- POS
- POS
- POS
- POS
- PPO
- PPO
- PPO
- PPO
- PPO (BlueCard PPO Network)
- PPO Choice
- PPO Plus
- PPO Select Blue Advantage Series III
- PPO Select Choice Series III
- PPO Select Saver Series III
- PPO/EPO
- Preferred Blue (PPO)
- Preferred Blue HDHP
- Preferred Blue HDHP
- Preferred Blue PPO
- Preferred Blue PPO Options
- Preferred LTC (Long-Term Care)
- Preferred Personal Care
- Preferred Provider Organization (PPN/PPO)
- Preferred-Care Blue Premium PPO
- Premier PPO
- PremierBlue
- Rate Saver
- Regence Blue Shield of Idaho
- Select Preferred Providers (PPO)
- SelectBlue
- SelectBlue Advantage
- SelecTEMP PPO
- SelecTEMP PPO
- Senior
- Senior Blue HMO
- Senior Blue HMO
- SeniorBlue HMO
- SeniorBlue PPO
- Service Benefit Plan / Federal Employee Program (FEP)
- Shared Pay Comprehensive
- SHBP
- Shield Saver
- Shield Savings
- Shield Secure
- Shield Secure Plus (PPO)
- Shield Signature
- Shield Spectrum
- Shield Wise
- Short Term Medical
- Short-Term Security
- Simple Savings
- Simply Blue
- Simply Blue
- Simply Blue
- SimplyBlue
- SimplyBlue EPO
- Slate POS
- Smart Select
- SOM Mental Health Managed Care Network
- SOM State Health Plan PPO
- Standard
- Standard Care Network
- Star Medicaid
- Temporary Insurance Protection
- The Empire Plan (UHC)
- Tonik
- Total Blue
- Traditional
- Traditional
- Traditional
- Traditional
- Traditional
- Traditional Care Network
- Traditional Health Plan
- Traditional Indemnity
- Traditional Indemnity
- Tri-Blue
- TRS-ActiveCare
- UFCW Local One Health Care Fund
- Value EPO
- ValueBlue
- VantageBlue
- VantageBlue Direct
- Variable Income Plan (VIP)
- Vermont Freedom Plan (PPO)
- Vermont Health Partnership (POS)
- VisionBlue
- Vital Shield
- Young Adult Blue Max
Medicaid See Accepted Plans
- Blue Cross Community MMAI HMO
- Children's Medicaid
- County Care
- County Care
- IL Health Connect
- MCNA Medicaid
- Medicaid
- Medicaid – TMHP
- Meridian
- Next Level health
- Texas Star + MMP
- Texas Star + Plus Medicaid
- Texas Star + Plus Waiver Medicaid
- Texas Star + Waiver MMP
- Texas Star Medicaid
Guardian See Accepted Plans
- ChoiceGuard / Healthy Directions
- Coastal Healthcare
- Davis Vision
- Dental HMO/MGD/Pre-Paid
- DentalGuard
- Extended Access PPO
- Guardian Advantage Gold Dental PPO
- Guardian Advantage Silver Dental PPO
- Healthlink
- HealthSmart
- Interplan
- MagnaCare
- Managed Dental Guard
- OneNet
- OpenAccess
- PPO
- QualCare
- SelectNet
- SuperMed - SC
- Texas True Choice
- Tribute Enhanced (Medicare)
- Tribute Plan (Medicare)
- VSP
Health Net See Accepted Plans
- Advantage Platinum HMO/POS
- Advantage Platinum Insurance PPO
- Advantage Platinum Medprime HMO/POS
- Blue & Gold HMO
- CA SHP Access for Infants and Mothers
- CA SHP Healthy Families
- CA SHP Healthy Kids EPO
- CA SHP Healthy Kids HMO
- CA SHP Medi-Cal
- CCHCS
- County of San Bernadino
- CT Medicare Programs
- Edison Internationl - SCE
- Elect Open Access - Silver Network
- Elect, Elect Open Access & Select - POS
- FEHB - Arizona
- FEHB - California
- Healthy Heart Plan 1 &Ruby Plan 1 (HMO)
- HMO - Bronze Network
- HMO - Bronze Network Medicare COB
- HMO - Group & Salud HMO Plus
- HMO - Individual
- HMO - Medicare COB
- HMO - Optimizer HRA
- HMO - Silver Network
- LAUSD
- Lifestyle
- Medicare Advantage (HMO) - Salud
- Medicare Private Fee-For-Service
- Mental Health Network (MHN)
- National PPO - First Health
- NJ Medicaid Healthy Options
- Options Plus - Violet (PPO)
- Pacific Gas and Electric
- POS Medicare COB
- PPO & PPO Plus
- PPO Choice 30
- PPO Choice Saver Select
- Premier Network
- Primary EPO
- Raytheon
- Ricoh
- Saint Mary's College
- Salud EPO/PPO
- Salud HMO y mas
- SCEET
- Seniority Plus Amber CHF (HMO)
- Seniority Plus Amber I & Amber II (HMO)
- Seniority Plus/Medicare Advantage (HMO)
- Silver Network Medicare COB
- Stanford PPO
- Stanford University (Cardinal Care)
- The Home Depot
- UC
- Verizon Communications, CA
Molina See Accepted Plans
- Medicaid
- Medicare
Multiplan PHCS See Accepted Plans
- Arizona Medical Network (AMN)
- HealthEOS PPO
- HealthEOS Select PPO
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS Healthy Directions (Extended PPO)
- PHCS Network PPO
- ValuePoint
Pacificare See Accepted Plans
- Behavioral Health
- Signature POS
- SignatureElite
- SignatureFreedom
- SignatureOptions PPO
- SignatureValue HMO
- Vision