Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

David Carver, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Bristol, TN

David Carver, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Bristol, Tennessee, and NPI 1437492907, issued on Apr 2, 2013. Check the license (Tennessee 58562, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1437492907
Name
David Carver
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
58562 TN
A155120 CA
17682 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
340 Steeles RD, Bristol, TN 37620
Phone
(423) 282-9011
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 340 Steeles RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Stephan Ball, PT, DPT, ATCPhysical Therapist1700295565
  2. Jonathan Bryant, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1407203755
  3. Rachel Cosby, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134796972
  4. Michael Czulinski, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801240130
  5. Tyler Duncan, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1154737799
  6. Jason Fogleman, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1427391697

Verify David Carver in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 58562
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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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94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

668 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 149 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Carver668
  2. Specialty average344

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam288 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl131 claims
  3. Cefadroxil46 claims
  4. Naloxone Hcl38 claims
  5. Amoxicillin34 claims
  6. Ondansetron Odt27 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 81.5 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 score58.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%89.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%88.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $217.89

3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Carver$217.89
  2. Specialty average$21,294.10

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

3 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Champion Physical Therapy LLC HallsElizabethton, TN
  2. Dominion Health And Fitness, IncClintwood, VA
  3. Watauga Orthopaedics PLCJohnson City, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

14 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a Bristol practice address

They are 14 of the 1,013 NPPES records with a Bristol practice address, and 538 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee

  1. Amir Abtahi, M.D.Nashville, TN1730405101
  2. Kyle Achors, M.D.Knoxville, TN1760916985
  3. Colin Ackerman, MDGermantown, TN1467981647
  4. Jeffrey Adams, M.D.Columbia, TN1184677346
  5. Merritt Adams, M.DChattanooga, TN1760703490
  6. Alan Aiken, DOJohnson City, TN1437565074
  7. Marc Aiken, MDJohnson City, TN1558327395
  8. Muhammad Ajmal, MDNashville, TN1144334475
  9. William Albers, M.D.Germantown, TN1790768166
  10. Graham Albert, MDChattanooga, TN1659834083

Common questions

What is David Carver, MD's NPI number?

David Carver, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437492907, issued on Apr 2, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Carver, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 340 Steeles RD, Bristol, TN, 37620. Phone: (423) 282-9011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Carver, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 58562, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David Carver, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Carver, MD had 668 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is David Carver, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.