Eduardo J. Carrera, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Castle Rock, CO
Eduardo J. Carrera, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Castle Rock, Colorado, and NPI 1689170532, issued on Mar 31, 2018. Check the license (Colorado DR.0063079, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eduardo J. Carrera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- DR.0063079 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4350 Limelight Ave, Castle Rock, CO 80109
- Phone
- (720) 455-3775
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221013002317); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4350 Limelight Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Eduardo J. Carrera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0063079Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
664 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam181 claims
- Gabapentin173 claims
- Pregabalin158 claims
- Tramadol Hcl35 claims
- Buprenorphine26 claims
- Celecoxib26 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): 77.2 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: $1,589.23
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Portercare Adventist Health SystemCastle Rock, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Colorado
There are 28 interventional pain medicine physician records in Colorado.
Other interventional pain medicine physician records in Colorado
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- Scott Brandt, MDEdwards, CO1285603043
- Joseph Brooks, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO1932140498
- Michael Brown, DOFort Collins, CO1265674279
- Christopher Centeno, MDBroomfield, CO1750339990
- Ashish ChavdaLouisville, CO1447549563
- Thomas Evans, MDVail, CO1083643654
- Christopher Frandrup, M.D.Englewood, CO1679563092
- Shaun Gabriel, M.D.Denver, CO1962666701
Common questions
What is Eduardo J. Carrera, MD's NPI number?
Eduardo J. Carrera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689170532, issued on Mar 31, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eduardo J. Carrera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4350 Limelight Ave, Castle Rock, CO, 80109. Phone: (720) 455-3775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eduardo J. Carrera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0063079, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eduardo J. Carrera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eduardo J. Carrera, MD had 664 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eduardo J. Carrera, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.2 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.