NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carter Brian Lipton, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Phoenix, AZ

Carter Brian Lipton, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1043477532, issued on May 21, 2008. Check the license (Arizona 41859, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043477532
Name
Carter Brian Lipton
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License numbers
41859 AZ
238341 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9225 N. 3RD St., Phoenix, AZ 85020
Phone
(602) 861-1218
Enumerated
May 21, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(602) 861-1210
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090908000170); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2002
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Carter Brian Lipton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Hand Center P CPhoenix, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Carter Brian Lipton among 66 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Arizona

Carter Brian Lipton, M.D. is one of 66 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2002 among the 50 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

There are 66 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Arizona.

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The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mitchel Lipton, M.D,Phoenix, AZ 850201760561377
  2. Peter Campbell, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850181225212962
  3. Mark Leber, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850181396796090
  4. Ryan Odgers, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850181891014049
  5. Farhad Darbandi, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850231639437908
  6. Scott Edwards, MDPhoenix, AZ 850231356326169
  7. Paul Guidera, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850141518937168
  8. Vimala Ramachandran, MDPhoenix, AZ 850271386798890

Common questions

What is Carter Brian Lipton, M.D.'s NPI number?

Carter Brian Lipton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043477532, issued on May 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carter Brian Lipton, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9225 N. 3RD St., Phoenix, AZ, 85020. Phone: (602) 861-1218. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carter Brian Lipton, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 41859, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.