Carl Douglas Porter, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in Springfield, Ohio. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,306 in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Carl Douglas Porter, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.6/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 591 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 77.6/100
- MIPS score · -6 vs avg
- 591
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Carl Douglas Porter, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
78 24th percentile higher than 24% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Carl Douglas Porter, MD sits
This provider among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peers
Across the 2,781 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Carl Douglas Porter, MD writes more Part D claims than 62% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 39% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Carl Douglas Porter, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
Carl Douglas Porter, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Carl Douglas Porter, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Ohio
How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician compares to other specialties among Ohio providers
Largest specialties in Ohio (% of in-state providers)
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician ranks #72 among Ohio's specialties (0.2% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Ohio provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Carl Douglas Porter, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 77.6/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician) - 77.6/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Cost dim CMS Cost category
- Specialty volume Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician US NPIs
77.6/100 MIPS final score - 5.5 pts below the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician. Quality dim: 76.8. Cost dim: 58.5.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Carl Douglas Porter, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider holding MD credentials at 100 MEDICAL CENTER DR, Springfield, OH, 45504, with a listed phone of (937) 523-1034. NPI 1720087463 was issued on 07/15/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Porter most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 591 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 184 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $39K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 12.7%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 77.6/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 76.8, Cost 58.5), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 15,306 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 781 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1720087463 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/15/2005 |
Verify this provider's license
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How we sourced this profile
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Carl Douglas Porter, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - Ohio OMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~48K Ohio medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Carl Douglas Porter, MD. To verify Carl Douglas Porter, MD's current license status, search the OMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
OMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Ohio disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 610
- Total Day Supply
- 14,406
- Generic Drug Cost
- $12K
- Opioid Claims
- 75 (12.7% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 40
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.30
- Gender Split
- 60% female / 40% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 21, 65-74: 68, 75-84: 61, 85+: 34
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Carl Douglas Porter, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Oxycodone Hcl
Oxycodone Hcl
54 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate
Metoprolol Tartrate
25 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
22 claims
- Eliquis
Eliquis
22 claims
- Gabapentin 20
Gabapentin
20 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate 18
Amlodipine Besylate
18 claims
- Clopidogrel 18
Clopidogrel
18 claims
- Lisinopril 16
Lisinopril
16 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 54 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 25 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 22 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 22 |
| Gabapentin | 20 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 18 |
| Clopidogrel Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 18 |
| Lisinopril | 16 |
| Furosemide | 14 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 14 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Overview
How Carl Douglas Porter, MD fits within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician landscape nationally.
Carl Douglas Porter, MD's 591 claims are below the specialty average of 781.
Nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in Ohio
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Ohio, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Porter.
Compare Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Ohio medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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