Benedict T. Carota, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Hollister, CA
Benedict T. Carota, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hollister, California, and NPI 1548255029, issued on Sep 12, 2005. Check the license (California A36359, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benedict T. Carota
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A36359 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 Sunset Dr, Hollister, CA 95023
- Phone
- (831) 637-1655
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (831) 637-6894
- Medicaid ID
- 00A363590 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060119000756); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benedict T. Carota in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A36359Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,476 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium91 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate70 claims
- Lisinopril64 claims
- Metformin Hcl63 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium47 claims
- Jardiance45 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Hazel Hawkins Memorial HospitalHollister, CA · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Benedict T. Carota among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Benedict T. Carota, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hollister
They are 16 of the 561 NPPES records with a practice address in Hollister, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Benedict T. Carota, MD's NPI number?
Benedict T. Carota, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548255029, issued on Sep 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benedict T. Carota, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 Sunset Dr, Hollister, CA, 95023. Phone: (831) 637-1655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benedict T. Carota, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A36359, 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 Benedict T. Carota, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benedict T. Carota, MD had 1,476 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.