Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Carlton Adams, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN

Carlton Adams, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1689652893, issued on Jan 6, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 18775, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1689652893
Name
Carlton Adams
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
18775 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
350 Wallace RD, Nashville, TN 37211
Phone
(615) 497-2458
Enumerated
Jan 6, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Carlton Adams in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

113 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 174 among the 21,427 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carlton Adams113
  2. Specialty average174

Most prescribed

  1. Cilostazol27 claims
  2. Clopidogrel22 claims
  3. Nortriptyline Hcl13 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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.

The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 89.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score65.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $211.61

4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc.. The 19,002 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,758.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlton Adams$211.61
  2. Specialty average$3,758.86

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Alliance Healthcare System, IncHolly Springs, MS · Acute Care Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 721 surgery physician records in Tennessee.

Other surgery physician records in Tennessee

  1. Ahmad Abdulkarim, MD, PHDMemphis, TN1386741676
  2. Naji Abumrad, MDNashville, TN1548369978
  3. Raeanna Adams, M.D.Nashville, TN1174676076
  4. Terry Adams, M.D.Knoxville, TN1730105610
  5. William AdamsGreeneville, TN1962859165
  6. Muyiwa Adedokun, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN1992803498
  7. Andy Adusei, M.D.Knoxville, TN1912151895
  8. Muhammad Umer Afzaal, M.D.Memphis, TN1518319458
  9. Chetan Aher, M.D.Nashville, TN1891016788
  10. Mark Akins, MDMurfreesboro, TN1497795454

Common questions

What is Carlton Adams, M.D.'s NPI number?

Carlton Adams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689652893, issued on Jan 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlton Adams, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 Wallace RD, Nashville, TN, 37211. Phone: (615) 497-2458. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlton Adams, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 18775, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Carlton Adams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlton Adams, M.D. had 113 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 174. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Carlton Adams, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.