NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frank Rankin Carson, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Lakewood, CO

Frank Rankin Carson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1780776302, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 29331, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780776302
Name
Frank Rankin Carson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
29331 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11600 W 2ND PL, Lakewood, CO 80228
Phone
(720) 321-1607
Enumerated
Sep 29, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 18, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(720) 321-1336
Medicaid ID
01293315 CO
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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Also registered at 11600 W 2ND PL

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rana Adamson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1679511604
  2. Mason Adkins, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1639711179
  3. Lindsay AlvaradoMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1093631517
  4. Clinton Anderson, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1053371054
  5. Jonathan Andrick, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1376832873
  6. Lila Bain, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1245262724

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado 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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

53 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Frank Carson53
  2. Specialty average3,544

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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%81.0
  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).

Frank Rankin Carson among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado

Frank Rankin Carson, MD is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 58% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

86 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lakewood

They are 86 of the 4,944 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakewood, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Suzanne Beck, DOLakewood, CO 802281992743710
  2. Carmen Cojanu, MDLakewood, CO 802281689868689
  3. Clarence Ellis, MDLakewood, CO 802281982647475
  4. Patricia Howell, MDLakewood, CO 802281598859399
  5. Elizabeth Kelts, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281649298746
  6. Rafael Olivares, MDLakewood, CO 802281093752206
  7. Jeffrey Rumph, DOLakewood, CO 802281750493946
  8. Benjamin Schnell, D.O.Lakewood, CO 802281073585881

Common questions

What is Frank Rankin Carson, MD's NPI number?

Frank Rankin Carson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780776302, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frank Rankin Carson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11600 W 2ND PL, Lakewood, CO, 80228. Phone: (720) 321-1607. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frank Rankin Carson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 29331, 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 Frank Rankin Carson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Frank Rankin Carson, MD had 53 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Frank Rankin Carson, 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.