Carlos A. Plata, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Amarillo, TX
Carlos A. Plata, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1508872029, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Texas H8801, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos A. Plata
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- H8801 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1215 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106
- Phone
- (806) 356-2280
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091231000343); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carlos A. Plata in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H8801Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,966 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 688 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen418 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate289 claims
- Methotrexate223 claims
- Prednisone223 claims
- Gabapentin172 claims
- Folic Acid103 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,577.65
186 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Carlos A. Plata among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Carlos A. Plata, M.D. is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Carlos A. Plata, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carlos A. Plata, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508872029, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos A. Plata, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX, 79106. Phone: (806) 356-2280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos A. Plata, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H8801, 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 A. Plata, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos A. Plata, M.D. had 2,966 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carlos A. Plata, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.