Byron H. Carlson, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Forest City, IA
Byron H. Carlson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Forest City, Iowa, and NPI 1548377120, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 24816, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Byron H. Carlson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 24816 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 635 E US Hwy, Forest City, IA 50436
- Phone
- (641) 585-2904
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (641) 585-5417
- Medicaid ID
- 5230862 IA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 635 E US Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Timothy Ackarman, PAPhysician Assistant1447368170
- Pamela Keller, MDFamily Medicine Physician1497862072
Verify Byron H. Carlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 24816Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
13,612 Medicare Part D claims for 589 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 441 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium725 claims
- Lisinopril630 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate434 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl391 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate373 claims
- Eliquis351 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.
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Forest City
They are 3 of the 44 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest City, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
All 3 in Forest City → All 2,336 in Iowa → Every provider in Forest City →
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- Michael Abouassaly, M.D.West Burlington, IA1184790909
- Safa Abukhalil, M.B.B.SWest Des Moines, IA1982084463
Common questions
What is Byron H. Carlson, MD's NPI number?
Byron H. Carlson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548377120, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Byron H. Carlson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 635 E US Hwy, Forest City, IA, 50436. Phone: (641) 585-2904. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Byron H. Carlson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 24816, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Byron H. Carlson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Byron H. Carlson, MD had 13,612 Medicare Part D claims for 589 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.