NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Helen Pruitt Carter, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Bowling Green, KY

Helen Pruitt Carter, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and NPI 1629465281, issued on Apr 22, 2015. Check the license (Kentucky 52737, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629465281
Name
Helen Pruitt Carter
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
52737 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
825 2ND Ave Ste B3, Bowling Green, KY 42101
Phone
(270) 901-0629
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(270) 901-0892
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190829002654); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2015
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 Helen Pruitt Carter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,431 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Helen Carter2,431
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium178 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium138 claims
  3. Omeprazole130 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl83 claims
  5. Lisinopril83 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium73 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: $653.88

40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Helen Carter$653.88
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Commonwealth Health Corporation, Inc.Bowling Green, KY

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

Helen Pruitt Carter among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky

Helen Pruitt Carter, M.D. is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2015, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

49 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bowling Green

They are 49 of the 2,920 NPPES records with a practice address in Bowling Green, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Walker Edwards, D.O.Bowling Green, KY 421011124332200
  2. Samuel Hardcastle, M.D.Bowling Green, KY 421011235133083
  3. Michael Humble, M.D.Bowling Green, KY 421011912110594
  4. Manisha Jain, MDBowling Green, KY 421011932255312
  5. Sherryl Reed, M.D.Bowling Green, KY 421011578569984
  6. Yub Raj Sedhai, M.D.Bowling Green, KY 421011174939482
  7. Nirav Sheth, MDBowling Green, KY 421011134137144
  8. Abhilasha Singh, M.D.Bowling Green, KY 421011821081779

Common questions

What is Helen Pruitt Carter, M.D.'s NPI number?

Helen Pruitt Carter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629465281, issued on Apr 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Helen Pruitt Carter, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 825 2ND Ave Ste B3, Bowling Green, KY, 42101. Phone: (270) 901-0629. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Helen Pruitt Carter, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 52737, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Helen Pruitt Carter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Helen Pruitt Carter, M.D. had 2,431 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.