Craig B. Carter, MD FACS
Surgery Physician · Covina, CA
Craig B. Carter, MD FACS is a surgery physician with a practice address in Covina, California, and NPI 1497721344, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (California G51813, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig B. Carter
- Credential
- MD FACS
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G51813 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 N 3RD Ave, Covina, CA 91723
- Phone
- (626) 915-8585
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (626) 915-0685
- Medicaid ID
- 00G518131 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120125000904); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig B. Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G51813Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
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.
Craig B. Carter among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Craig B. Carter, MD FACS is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
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- Amanda Khouri, MDRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301093344012
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- Emma Ryan, DORancho Cucuamonga, CA 917301679920284
Common questions
What is Craig B. Carter, MD FACS's NPI number?
Craig B. Carter, MD FACS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497721344, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig B. Carter, MD FACS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 N 3RD Ave, Covina, CA, 91723. Phone: (626) 915-8585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig B. Carter, MD FACS's license?
NPPES lists California license number G51813, 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.
How much does Craig B. Carter, MD FACS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig B. Carter, MD FACS had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.