Carter E. Tharpe, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Macon, GA
Carter E. Tharpe, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Macon, Georgia, and NPI 1972547651, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 1056929, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carter E. Tharpe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 1056929 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 682 Hemlock St, Macon, GA 31201
- Phone
- (478) 741-1208
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (478) 741-1557
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060508000962); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carter E. Tharpe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 1056929Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
7,897 Medicare Part D claims for 1,352 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel586 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium556 claims
- Carvedilol552 claims
- Eliquis417 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate348 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate342 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: $378.23
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Central Georgia Heart Center, PCDublin, GA
- Health Services OF Central GeorgiaPerry, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carter E. Tharpe among 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia
Carter E. Tharpe, M.D. is one of 726 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia.
All 726 in Georgia → Every provider in Macon → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Erskine James, MDMacon, GA 312011346326287
- Zoe Jones, M.D.Macon, GA 312011710921481
- Robert Lembo, M.D.Macon, GA 312011225490857
- Ricky McCullough, M.D.Macon, GA 312011245469519
- Onajefe Nelson-Twakor, MDMacon, GA 312011922217926
Common questions
What is Carter E. Tharpe, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carter E. Tharpe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972547651, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carter E. Tharpe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 682 Hemlock St, Macon, GA, 31201. Phone: (478) 741-1208. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carter E. Tharpe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 1056929, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carter E. Tharpe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carter E. Tharpe, M.D. had 7,897 Medicare Part D claims for 1,352 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.