NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cory Vernon Carlston, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Portland, OR

Cory Vernon Carlston, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1003121849, issued on Aug 17, 2010. Check the license (Oregon MD182611, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003121849
Name
Cory Vernon Carlston
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
MD182611 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10000 SE Main St Ste 250, Portland, OR 97216
Phone
(503) 494-6400
Enumerated
Aug 17, 2010
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2025
Fax
(503) 346-6844
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170927004671); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2008
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon 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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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

215 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 177 claims were for opioids.

  1. Cory Carlston215
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl144 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl18 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score81.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University Professional ServicesPortland, OR

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

Cory Vernon Carlston among 35 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Oregon

Cory Vernon Carlston, M.D. is one of 35 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 66% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2007 among the 29 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 31% 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 Oregon 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 Oregon

There are 35 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Oregon.

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

  1. Mark Buehler, MDPortland, OR 972131285656025
  2. Landon Horne, M. D.Portland, OR 972131083710073
  3. Jerry Nye, MDPortland, OR 972101144292152
  4. Michael Hwang, MDTigard, OR 972231861503294
  5. Jocelyn Compton, MDPortland, OR 972251184003881
  6. Rolf Sohlberg, M.D.Portland, OR 972251700800216
  7. Samuel Cohen-Tanugi, MDPortland, OR 972271467959270
  8. Lucie Krenek, MDPortland, OR 972271801125521

Common questions

What is Cory Vernon Carlston, M.D.'s NPI number?

Cory Vernon Carlston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003121849, issued on Aug 17, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cory Vernon Carlston, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10000 SE Main St Ste 250, Portland, OR, 97216. Phone: (503) 494-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cory Vernon Carlston, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD182611, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Cory Vernon Carlston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cory Vernon Carlston, M.D. had 215 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Cory Vernon Carlston, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.