Bob S. Carter, M.D., PH.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Boston, MA
Bob S. Carter, M.D., PH.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1184686057, issued on Apr 5, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 81316, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bob S. Carter
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 81316 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Fruit St # 502, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 726-8581
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 3144984 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250805003820); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 55 Fruit St # 502
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Bob S. Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 81316Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $1,090.73
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 one group practice
- University OF Utah Surgical ServicesSalt Lake City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bob S. Carter among 236 neurological surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Bob S. Carter, M.D., PH.D. is one of 236 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 74% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 154 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 236 neurological surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
All 236 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alireza Atri, MD PHDBoston, MA 021141326038506
- Frederick Barker, MDBoston, MA 021141649244344
- Lawrence Borges, MDBoston, MA 021141851379010
- Daniel Cahill, MD PHDBoston, MA 021141336113679
- Paul Chapman, MDBoston, MA 021141780674960
- Jean Valery Coumans, MDBoston, MA 021141467436154
- William Curry, MDBoston, MA 021141730163395
- Emad Eskandar, MDBoston, MA 021141972576239
Common questions
What is Bob S. Carter, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Bob S. Carter, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184686057, issued on Apr 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bob S. Carter, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit St # 502, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-8581. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bob S. Carter, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 81316, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.