Carla Dreher, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Chesterton, IN
Carla Dreher, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chesterton, Indiana, and NPI 1306816475, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01050874A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carla Dreher
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 01050874A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 810 Michael Dr Ste I, Chesterton, IN 46304
- Phone
- (219) 395-2142
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2023
- Fax
- (219) 929-4292
- Medicaid ID
- 200198860 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040806001084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 810 Michael Dr Ste I
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Douglas Dreher, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1285604355
Verify Carla Dreher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01050874ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,838 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium499 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium359 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate356 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium194 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate179 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide177 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: $32.51
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 3 group practices
- Chesterton Physical Therapy IncChesterton, IN
- Franciscan Physician NetworkMichigan City, IN
- Select Rehabilitation, LLCGlenview, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carla Dreher among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana
Carla Dreher, M.D. is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chesterton
They are 11 of the 570 NPPES records with a practice address in Chesterton, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Douglas Dreher, M.D.Chesterton, IN 463041285604355
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- Joel Hull, MDChesterton, IN 463041154383693
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Common questions
What is Carla Dreher, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carla Dreher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306816475, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carla Dreher, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 Michael Dr Ste I, Chesterton, IN, 46304. Phone: (219) 395-2142. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carla Dreher, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01050874A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carla Dreher, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carla Dreher, M.D. had 5,838 Medicare Part D claims for 372 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.