Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

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.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1396707808
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
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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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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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.

  1. Douglas Carlson444
  2. Specialty average355

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin47 claims
  2. Dexamethasone45 claims
  3. Cefdinir40 claims
  4. Azithromycin36 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score94.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%78.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

3 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. East Arkansas Emergency Physicians PLLCBlytheville, AR
  2. Mercy Clinic Oklahoma CommunitiesAda, OK
  3. 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.

Other emergency medicine physician records in Arkansas

  1. Nana-Aishatu Adamu, M.D.Pine Bluff, AR1760839120
  2. Beau Admire, MDHot Springs, AR1568604569
  3. Mohammed Ahmed, MDLittle Rock, AR1740225796
  4. Mohanned Ahmed, M.D.Pine Bluff, AR1053725499
  5. Charles Akin, M.D.Bentonville, AR1548331085
  6. Clinton AkinPine Bluff, AR1730766627
  7. Olakitan Akinjagunla, MDTexarkana, AR1881608727
  8. Hassan Alakshar, MDPine Bluff, AR1194162180
  9. Omar Alazzawi, MDPine Bluff, AR1346816444
  10. 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.