Carlos Tavera, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Grand Rapids, MI
Carlos Tavera, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1942277348, issued on Mar 3, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301059687, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Tavera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 4301059687 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone
- (616) 391-3777
- Enumerated
- Mar 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2025
- Fax
- (616) 391-3755
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100105000771); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carlos Tavera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301059687Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,591 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium217 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate143 claims
- Losartan Potassium133 claims
- Metformin Hcl124 claims
- Omeprazole98 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide93 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: $264.34
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 one group practice
- Spectrum Health HospitalsGrand Rapids, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos Tavera among 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan
Carlos Tavera, MD is one of 5,735 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 3,564 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
451 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Grand Rapids
They are 451 of the 18,005 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Rapids, and 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Carlos Tavera, MD's NPI number?
Carlos Tavera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942277348, issued on Mar 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Tavera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. Phone: (616) 391-3777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Tavera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301059687, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carlos Tavera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Tavera, MD had 2,591 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.