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2026 NPPES data Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician NPI 1528247806 MD
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Aaron Carter, MD

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician in Greenville, North Carolina.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,094 in Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
271
Medicare Part D claims · 116 beneficiaries · Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
94%
generic claims · 6% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
64.5/100
▼ 19 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$2.0K
44 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Aaron Carter, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 64.5/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 271 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

64.5/100
MIPS score · -19 vs avg
271
Part D claims, 2024
94%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Aaron Carter, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1528247806), first enumerated 11/02/2007.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 271 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 64.5/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $2.0K in reported industry payments (44 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1528247806 · Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1528247806
  • ENUM-MID 2007
  • TAX-NARROW 4,094
  • MIPS-LOW 64.5/100
  • RX-LIGHT 271
  • BOOK-THIN 131 in North Carolina
  • PHOTO-FINISH Charles Aragon · ±0.2

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Aaron Carter, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

65 ≥ 7th percentile 7% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Aaron Carter, MD sits

This provider among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician peers

Across the 928 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Aaron Carter, MD writes more Part D claims than 23% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 19% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.148.372.496.6Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Aaron Carter, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 19
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Aaron Carter, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Aaron Carter, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Aaron Carter, MD?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 11/02/2007

NPI 1528247806

Primary specialty

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician

Niche

4,094 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

271 84% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,731

MIPS final score

64.5/100 19 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in North Carolina

How Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers

North Carolina providers
Clinical Social Worker7.1%Behavior Technician6.8%Pharmacist4.9%Student in an Organized Heal…4.7%Physical Therapist4.2%Mental Health Counselor4.2%Pain Medicine (Anesthesiolog…0.1%
Largest specialties in North Carolina (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Aaron Carter, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
64.5/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%64.5%
MIPS final score (Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician) - 64.5/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

2430 EMERALD PL STE 201
Greenville, NC 27834
(252) 752-2140

Provider Details

NPI 1528247806
Specialty Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 11/02/2007

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

64.468
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
52.3726
Quality
68.877
Cost

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Aaron Carter, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

East Carolina Anesthesia Associates PLLC
Greenville, NC

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Aaron Carter, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$2.0K

Largest payer

SPR Therapeutics, Inc

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

Aaron Carter, MD - brand share 6.0%
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician average

6% brand-name claims vs 94% generic, on 271 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

271
Total Claims
$20K
Total Drug Cost
116
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
317
Total Day Supply
8,853
Brand vs Generic
6% brand / 94% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$8K
Generic Drug Cost
$12K
Opioid Claims
146 (53.9% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
68.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.52
Gender Split
66% female / 34% male
Age Distribution
<65: 39, 65-74: 49, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Aaron Carter, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
68
Gabapentin
 22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
21
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
 17
Pregabalin
 17
Tramadol Hcl
 17
Morphine Sulfate Er
Morphine Sulfate
15

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Overview

How Aaron Carter, MD fits within the Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician landscape nationally.

4,094
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
1,731
Avg Claims per Provider

Aaron Carter, MD's 271 claims are below the specialty average of 1,731.

Nationwide Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Carter, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (64.5 here).

Charles Aragon 64.7 MT Kert Christensen 64.7 MT Lance Christensen 64.7 MT Michael Hovland 64.7 MT

Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Cesar Lassalle-Nieves Orlando, FL Daniel Reynolds Bowling Green, KY Wade Lukken Dakota Dunes, SD Randy Rosen Beverly Hills, CA

Nearby Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in North Carolina

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Carter.

One of 131 Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers enrolled in North Carolina, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Michael Abdou
M.D.
Lumberton, NC
Dr. Ammar Alamarie
M.D
Matthews, NC
Dr. Ashvin Amara
MD
Charlotte, NC
Dr. Javid Baksh
DO
Asheville, NC
Dr. Michael Bartoszek
M.D.
Fort Bragg, NC

Compare Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Aaron Carter, MD's specialty? ▼
Aaron Carter, MD specializes in Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician and practices in Greenville, North Carolina. Credentials: MD.
How much does Aaron Carter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Aaron Carter, MD wrote 271 Medicare Part D claims totaling $20K in drug costs for 116 beneficiaries.
What is Aaron Carter, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Aaron Carter, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 64.5/100 (Quality: 52.4, Cost: 68.9). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Aaron Carter, MD located? ▼
Aaron Carter, MD is located at 2430 EMERALD PL STE 201, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 752-2140.
What is Aaron Carter, MD's NPI number? ▼
Aaron Carter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528247806, issued on 11/02/2007.
Does Aaron Carter, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Aaron Carter, MD's prescribing is 6% brand-name and 94% generic drugs by claim count, with $8K in brand drug costs.
Does Aaron Carter, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Aaron Carter, MD had 146 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 53.9%.
How many Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 4,094 Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician provider writes 1,731 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Aaron Carter, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Aaron Carter, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Aaron Carter, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Aaron Carter, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 271 Part D claims and 116 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Aaron Carter, MD's credentials? ▼
Aaron Carter, MD's NPI is 1528247806 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.