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.
- 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
Verify Carlton Adams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18775Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Cilostazol27 claims
- Clopidogrel22 claims
- Nortriptyline Hcl13 claims
- 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.
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.
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
- 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
- Ahmad Abdulkarim, MD, PHDMemphis, TN1386741676
- Naji Abumrad, MDNashville, TN1548369978
- Raeanna Adams, M.D.Nashville, TN1174676076
- Terry Adams, M.D.Knoxville, TN1730105610
- William AdamsGreeneville, TN1962859165
- Muyiwa Adedokun, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN1992803498
- Andy Adusei, M.D.Knoxville, TN1912151895
- Muhammad Umer Afzaal, M.D.Memphis, TN1518319458
- Chetan Aher, M.D.Nashville, TN1891016788
- 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.