Anthony J. Carden, MD
Surgery Physician · Ventura, CA
Anthony J. Carden, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Ventura, California, and NPI 1184943268, issued on May 27, 2010. Check the license (California A119436, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anthony J. Carden
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A119436 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Hillmont Ave Bldg 340 St 401, Ventura, CA 93003
- Phone
- (805) 652-6201
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2010
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 641-4416
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130809000681); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Anthony J. Carden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A119436Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Loperamide11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $12,967.11
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- County OF VenturaVentura, CA
- Ventura County Surgical AssociatesVentura, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anthony J. Carden among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Anthony J. Carden, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Ventura → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kurt Blickenstaff, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031437212453
- Thomas Duncan, DOVentura, CA 930031316097439
- James Holden, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031720144983
- Gosta Iwasiuk, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031114023249
- Garrett Jones, D.O.Ventura, CA 930031861842932
- Karim Jreije, DOVentura, CA 930031518311091
- Javier Romero, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031700940897
- Michael Salehpour, MDVentura, CA 930031699922344
Common questions
What is Anthony J. Carden, MD's NPI number?
Anthony J. Carden, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184943268, issued on May 27, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anthony J. Carden, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Hillmont Ave Bldg 340 St 401, Ventura, CA, 93003. Phone: (805) 652-6201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anthony J. Carden, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A119436, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Anthony J. Carden, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anthony J. Carden, MD had 27 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Anthony J. Carden, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.