NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Courtney Cecile Carter, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · San Diego, CA

Courtney Cecile Carter, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1740212372, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (California A81990, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1740212372
Name
Courtney Cecile Carter
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License numbers
A81990 CA
0101265908 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4730 Avion Way, San Diego, CA 92115
Phone
(855) 687-7237
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 25, 2023
Fax
(855) 673-9190
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060829000506); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2001
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 Courtney Cecile Carter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $14.09

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Courtney Carter$14.09
  2. Specialty average$2,488.38

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 9 group practices

  1. Christiana Care Pennsylvania IncGlen Mills, PA
  2. Columbus Radiology Physicians LLCSan Diego, CA
  3. Eastern Radiological Associates PCSan Diego, CA
  4. Florida Radiology Associates LLCSan Diego, CA
  5. Jason L Hwang MD IncSan Diego, CA
  6. Pennsylvania Radiology Associates PCSan Diego, CA
  7. Radiology Associates OF North Carolina PCSan Diego, CA
  8. Radiology Associates OF South Carolina LLCSan Diego, CA
  9. Wayne Radiologists PASan Diego, CA

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

Courtney Cecile Carter among 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California

Courtney Cecile Carter, M.D. is one of 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 3,130 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in California

There are 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California.

The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Unger, MDCoronado, CA 921181346477577
  2. Christopher Aquino, MDSan Diego, CA 921201750598504
  3. Stanley Cheng, MDSan Diego, CA 921201265505390
  4. Geoffrey Criqui, MDSan Diego, CA 921201942250584
  5. Erik Elam, MDSan Diego, CA 921201679646731
  6. James Ellingson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201477581262
  7. Karl Grunseich, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201386006021
  8. Negar Knowles, MDSan Diego, CA 921201528260411

Common questions

What is Courtney Cecile Carter, M.D.'s NPI number?

Courtney Cecile Carter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740212372, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Courtney Cecile Carter, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4730 Avion Way, San Diego, CA, 92115. Phone: (855) 687-7237. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Courtney Cecile Carter, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A81990, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Courtney Cecile Carter, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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), 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.