Elizabeth Ramsey Carstensen, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Vestavia, AL
Elizabeth Ramsey Carstensen, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Vestavia, Alabama, and NPI 1609238310, issued on Mar 22, 2016. Check the license (Alabama 40934, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elizabeth Ramsey Carstensen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 40934 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8011 Liberty Pkwy Ste 101, Vestavia, AL 35242
- Phone
- (205) 255-4024
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201002002459); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elizabeth Ramsey Carstensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 40934Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,715 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium167 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium167 claims
- Gabapentin125 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium115 claims
- Lisinopril114 claims
- Losartan Potassium108 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $191.66
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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
- Birmingham Internal Medicine Associates, LLCGardendale, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elizabeth Ramsey Carstensen among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Elizabeth Ramsey Carstensen, MD is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Vestavia
They are 7 of the 874 NPPES records with a practice address in Vestavia, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 1,996 in Alabama → Every provider in Vestavia → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Mustafa Akif, MDBirmingham, AL 352421396773024
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- Edward Daugherty, DOBirmingham, AL 352421043252505
- Jason Harmon, MDHoover, AL 352421356339295
- Renee Harmon, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421104981562
- Ronald Kittinger, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421205967833
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- Greg McKinney, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421881711471
Common questions
What is Elizabeth Ramsey Carstensen, MD's NPI number?
Elizabeth Ramsey Carstensen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609238310, issued on Mar 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elizabeth Ramsey Carstensen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8011 Liberty Pkwy Ste 101, Vestavia, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 255-4024. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elizabeth Ramsey Carstensen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 40934, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elizabeth Ramsey Carstensen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elizabeth Ramsey Carstensen, MD had 3,715 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.