Carlos Caro, MD
Family Medicine Physician · La Vernia, TX
Carlos Caro, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Vernia, Texas, and NPI 1295189025, issued on Apr 18, 2016. Check the license (Texas S5339, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Caro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- S5339 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13857 US Highway 87 W, La Vernia, TX 78121
- Phone
- (830) 393-1400
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2026
- Fax
- (830) 779-2760
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200514001882); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carlos Caro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S5339Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,607 Medicare Part D claims for 1,177 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 117 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium607 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium284 claims
- Metformin Hcl275 claims
- Ozempic249 claims
- Losartan Potassium238 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium211 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wilson County Memorial Hospital DistrictLa Vernia, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos Caro among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Carlos Caro, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in La Vernia
They are 4 of the 92 NPPES records with a practice address in La Vernia, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Carlos Caro, MD's NPI number?
Carlos Caro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295189025, issued on Apr 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Caro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13857 US Highway 87 W, La Vernia, TX, 78121. Phone: (830) 393-1400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Caro, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S5339, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carlos Caro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Caro, MD had 7,607 Medicare Part D claims for 1,177 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.