Curtis Jay Carothers, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Lubbock, TX
Curtis Jay Carothers, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1346244225, issued on Jun 9, 2005. Check the license (Texas L6311, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Curtis Jay Carothers
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- L6311 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9812 Slide RD, Lubbock, TX 79424
- Phone
- (806) 725-8450
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2023
- Fax
- (806) 783-9283
- Medicaid ID
- 23328070 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040610001579); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Curtis Jay Carothers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L6311Check 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
8,095 Medicare Part D claims for 864 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate723 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium604 claims
- Eliquis523 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium513 claims
- Losartan Potassium501 claims
- Furosemide478 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: $124.34
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. 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 one group practice
- Covenant Medical GroupLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Curtis Jay Carothers among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Curtis Jay Carothers, MD is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 47% 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 Texas 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 Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
All 1,603 in Texas → Every provider in Lubbock → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
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- Sofia Prieto, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301639526338
- Keyurkumar Vora, MDLubbock, TX 794301487378543
- Mounir Borno, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794161578566006
- Walter Brogan, MDLubbock, TX 794161811069339
- James Grattan, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794161841293370
Common questions
What is Curtis Jay Carothers, MD's NPI number?
Curtis Jay Carothers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346244225, issued on Jun 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Curtis Jay Carothers, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9812 Slide RD, Lubbock, TX, 79424. Phone: (806) 725-8450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Curtis Jay Carothers, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L6311, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Curtis Jay Carothers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Curtis Jay Carothers, MD had 8,095 Medicare Part D claims for 864 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.