David R. Carver, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
David R. Carver, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1235135948, issued on Jun 27, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 020116, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David R. Carver
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 020116 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8585 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
- Phone
- (225) 819-1188
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (225) 819-1189
- Medicaid ID
- 1384879 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110103000492); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David R. Carver in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 020116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,978 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 182 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium299 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium169 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate165 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium151 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium124 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate121 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $58.64
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Baton Rouge General Primary Care, LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David R. Carver among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
David R. Carver, MD is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
154 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge
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Common questions
What is David R. Carver, MD's NPI number?
David R. Carver, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235135948, issued on Jun 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David R. Carver, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8585 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA, 70809. Phone: (225) 819-1188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David R. Carver, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 020116, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David R. Carver, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David R. Carver, MD had 4,978 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David R. Carver, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.4 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.