NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas Eugene Carlson, D.O.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Alma, AR

Douglas Eugene 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 recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396707808
Name
Douglas Eugene 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
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
155935003 AR
200041730A OK
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050131000580); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oklahoma State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2001
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Douglas Eugene Carlson in five checks

  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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96% 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 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Douglas Carlson444
  2. Specialty average226

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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 interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

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

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Douglas Eugene Carlson among 447 emergency medicine physician records in Arkansas

Douglas Eugene Carlson, D.O. is one of 447 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2011 among the 301 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 447 emergency medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Bowman, DOBooneville, AR 729271568089555
  2. Andrew Daniel, MDBooneville, AR 729271447203757
  3. Hannah EveldBooneville, AR 729271558897967
  4. Sherry Turner, D.O.Booneville, AR 729271922208768
  5. Angel Boyd, DOFort Smith, AR 729031821727561
  6. Aaron Bull, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031861886731
  7. Jerad Eldred, MDFort Smith, AR 729031689202434
  8. Eric Fredrickson, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031417343724

Common questions

What is Douglas Eugene Carlson, D.O.'s NPI number?

Douglas Eugene 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 Eugene 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 Eugene 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 Eugene Carlson, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas Eugene Carlson, D.O. had 444 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Douglas Eugene Carlson, D.O.'s MIPS final 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), 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.