Benjamin Matthew Carr, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Gadsden, AL
Benjamin Matthew Carr, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1316999287, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 28779, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Matthew Carr
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 28779 AL
27929 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 740 Forrest Ave, Gadsden, AL 35901
- Phone
- (256) 543-0131
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2022
- Fax
- (256) 543-0132
- Medicaid ID
- 279291 SC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 740 Forrest Ave
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Verify Benjamin Matthew Carr in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 28779Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,837 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam423 claims
- Alprazolam252 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine240 claims
- Lorazepam156 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate114 claims
- Diazepam112 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,796.37
206 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Benjamin Matthew Carr among 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama
Benjamin Matthew Carr, MD is one of 517 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 46% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Alabama
There are 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.
All 517 in Alabama → Every provider in Gadsden → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Huma Khusro, MDGadsden, AL 359011104929587
- Farrukh Jamil, MDGadsden, AL 359031740243534
- David Morton, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031093721110
- Caroline Abolade, MDGadsden, AL 359041528002128
- George Shehi, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359041629079538
- George Shehi, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359041700179264
- Fredric Feist, M.D.Attalla, AL 359541124107453
- Stephen Hurwitz, MDCentre, AL 359601134145592
Common questions
What is Benjamin Matthew Carr, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Matthew Carr, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316999287, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Matthew Carr, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 740 Forrest Ave, Gadsden, AL, 35901. Phone: (256) 543-0131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Matthew Carr, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 28779, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Matthew Carr, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Matthew Carr, MD had 2,837 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.