Craig Steven Carter, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Clayton, NC
Craig Steven Carter, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Clayton, North Carolina, and NPI 1487636106, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2005-00900, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Steven Carter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 2005-00900 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2076 NC Hwy 42 W, Clayton, NC 27520
- Phone
- (919) 553-4404
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (919) 553-4150
- Medicaid ID
- 5901099 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050720001096); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig Steven Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2005-00900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
486 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 73 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel92 claims
- Cilostazol45 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl28 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
- Tramadol Hcl26 claims
- Linezolid18 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: $202.58
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
Craig Steven Carter among 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina
Craig Steven Carter, MD is one of 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1998 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina.
All 157 in North Carolina → Every provider in Clayton → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nnamdi NwaejikeChapel Hill, NC 275141760935274
- Olivia Scott, PA-CChapel Hill, NC 275141366269185
- Ashok Venkataraman, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141285864074
- Thomas Egan, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991740374859
- Richard Feins, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991619061793
- Michael Mill, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991801981006
- Curtis Anderson, MDRaleigh, NC 276071801870357
- Marian Hamand, MDRaleigh, NC 276071730702853
Common questions
What is Craig Steven Carter, MD's NPI number?
Craig Steven Carter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487636106, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Steven Carter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2076 NC Hwy 42 W, Clayton, NC, 27520. Phone: (919) 553-4404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Steven Carter, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2005-00900, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig Steven Carter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Steven Carter, MD had 486 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.