Brian D. Carlos, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Encinitas, CA
Brian D. Carlos, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1730127515, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian D. Carlos
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MD21044 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
- Phone
- (760) 944-7300
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 633-3949
- Medicaid IDs
- 856421300 MD
025550900 DC
00C522200 CA
5822351 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070425000315); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 320 Santa FE Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dennis Amundson, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1477524403
- Sarah Asmussen, PH.D.Specialist1831341387
- Roy Avalos, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1154399632
- Leigh Barker, NPNurse Practitioner1417995945
- Margot BarkerObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1790426765
- Joseph Bonanno, M.D.Specialist1558339176
Verify Brian D. Carlos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,630 Medicare Part D claims for 638 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide248 claims
- Entresto240 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate235 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate232 claims
- Pradaxa226 claims
- Eliquis194 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: $179.30
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CVRx, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Marcos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian D. Carlos among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Brian D. Carlos, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
All 2,574 in California → Every provider in Encinitas → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Riaz Ahmed, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241376593871
- Roy Avalos, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241154399632
- Maurice Buchbinder, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241851369813
- Martin Charlat, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241790753770
- Pingfeng Du, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241285694349
- Marc Effron, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241346218278
- David Hill, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241215905872
- Katherine Ludington, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241164420469
Common questions
What is Brian D. Carlos, MD's NPI number?
Brian D. Carlos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730127515, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian D. Carlos, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (760) 944-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian D. Carlos, MD's license?
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 Brian D. Carlos, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian D. Carlos, MD had 3,630 Medicare Part D claims for 638 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.