NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carl C. Askren, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Physician · Fresno, CA

Carl C. Askren, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1134188097, issued on Mar 20, 2006. Check the license (California G60139, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134188097
Name
Carl C. Askren
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
G60139 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1351 E Spruce Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
Phone
(559) 432-3303
Enumerated
Mar 20, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(559) 432-1468
Medicaid ID
00G601390 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080725000688); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 1984
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1351 E Spruce Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Marvin Beil, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1851351167
  2. Allen Evans, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1285694422
  3. David Foushee, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1992945729
  4. Allie FrenchAudiologist1134609233
  5. Brent Lanier, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1447219720
  6. Shena Martin, M.A.,C.C.C.-AAudiologist1811950991

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

126 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carl Askren126
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin32 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt28 claims
  4. Celecoxib12 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: $1,993.69

35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carl Askren$1,993.69
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery AssociatesFresno, CA
  2. Central Calif Ent Medical GroupFresno, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Carl C. Askren among 894 plastic surgery physician records in California

Carl C. Askren, M.D. is one of 894 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2002 among the 346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 894 plastic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Burnett, MDFresno, CA 937201407851108
  2. Robin Hardiman, MDFresno, CA 937201497833305
  3. Jeffrey Pardun, MDFresno, CA 937201043398944
  4. Kenty Sian, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201407882004
  5. Hedieh StefanacciFresno, CA 937201770693178
  6. Kent Yamaguchi, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201124042924
  7. Stephen Zuniga, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201669431409
  8. Norio Takayama, MDFresno, CA 937011922277672

Common questions

What is Carl C. Askren, M.D.'s NPI number?

Carl C. Askren, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134188097, issued on Mar 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carl C. Askren, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1351 E Spruce Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 432-3303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carl C. Askren, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G60139, 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 Carl C. Askren, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carl C. Askren, M.D. had 126 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.