Carmelita Teeter, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Harlingen, TX
Carmelita Teeter, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1629160700, issued on Sep 28, 2006. Check the license (Texas L4143, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carmelita Teeter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- L4143 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1601 Treasure Hills Blvd, Harlingen, TX 78550
- Phone
- (956) 421-2663
- Enumerated
- Sep 28, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1601 Treasure Hills Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rick Bassett, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1417049693
- Adriana Chavez, PAPhysician Assistant1235838251
Verify Carmelita Teeter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L4143Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 309 among the 2,099 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam26 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: $7,715.54
21 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Vericel Corporation. The 1,943 providers of this specialty with any payment received $24,142.99 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.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 202 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Texas.
Other sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Texas
- Abed AbdelazizLakeway, TX1699262709
- Mark Adickes, MDHouston, TX1770673428
- Aamir Ahmad, MDEdinburg, TX1801392311
- Mohammed-Tarek Al-Fahl, M.D.Tomball, TX1891790911
- Michael Albrecht, M.D.Round Rock, TX1366423246
- Reginald Alexander, MDIrving, TX1598911380
- Azael Arizpe, M.DHouston, TX1518491588
- John Arvesen, M.D.Frisco, TX1013354307
- John Baker, M.D.Dallas, TX1710907423
- Reed Bartz, MDSunnyvale, TX1881643971
Common questions
What is Carmelita Teeter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carmelita Teeter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629160700, issued on Sep 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carmelita Teeter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 Treasure Hills Blvd, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 421-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carmelita Teeter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L4143, 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 Carmelita Teeter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carmelita Teeter, M.D. had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 309. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.