Douglas Carlson, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Alma, AR
Douglas Carlson, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Alma, Arkansas, and NPI 1396707808, issued on Apr 3, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E4230, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Carlson
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- E4230 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4504 Ridge RD, Alma, AR 72921
- Phone
- (479) 430-0626
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Douglas Carlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E4230Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
444 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin47 claims
- Dexamethasone45 claims
- Cefdinir40 claims
- Azithromycin36 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Promethazine Hcl17 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 96.9 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).
3 hospital and facility affiliations
- East Arkansas Emergency Physicians PLLCBlytheville, AR
- Mercy Clinic Oklahoma CommunitiesAda, OK
- Newgen OF Arkansas LLCClarksville, AR
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.
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 476 emergency medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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- Mohammed Ahmed, MDLittle Rock, AR1740225796
- Mohanned Ahmed, M.D.Pine Bluff, AR1053725499
- Charles Akin, M.D.Bentonville, AR1548331085
- Clinton AkinPine Bluff, AR1730766627
- Olakitan Akinjagunla, MDTexarkana, AR1881608727
- Hassan Alakshar, MDPine Bluff, AR1194162180
- Omar Alazzawi, MDPine Bluff, AR1346816444
- Bhavika Albee, MDPine Bluff, AR1316232648
Common questions
What is Douglas Carlson, D.O.'s NPI number?
Douglas Carlson, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396707808, issued on Apr 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Carlson, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4504 Ridge RD, Alma, AR, 72921. Phone: (479) 430-0626. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Carlson, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E4230, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas Carlson, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Carlson, D.O. had 444 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas Carlson, D.O.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.9 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), 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.