NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Mark Carter, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Russellville, AR

James Mark Carter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Russellville, Arkansas, and NPI 1518923861, issued on Apr 25, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C-4070, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518923861
Name
James Mark Carter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
C-4070 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 W C PL, Russellville, AR 72801
Phone
(479) 967-7717
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(866) 280-8464
Medicaid ID
103847001 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040412001564); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1966
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 1600 W C PL

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

  1. William Barron, MDFamily Medicine Physician1942204227

Verify James Mark Carter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
    Search for license C-4070
    Check the board
  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
Open the Arkansas license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

420 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Carter420
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril21 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl19 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium17 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate17 claims
  6. Meloxicam16 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): 84.9 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 score82.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $30.37

2 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.

  1. James Carter$30.37
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. St Marys Physician Services LLCRussellville, AR

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

James Mark Carter among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas

James Mark Carter, MD is one of 1,681 family 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1966 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

24 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Russellville

They are 24 of the 1,278 NPPES records with a practice address in Russellville, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edward Andrada, MDRussellville, AR 728011730145814
  2. William Barron, MDRussellville, AR 728011942204227
  3. Janet Corbett, D.O.Russellville, AR 728011104838945
  4. Michael Hendren, MDRussellville, AR 728011679539928
  5. James Jones, MDRussellville, AR 728011518994169
  6. Andrew Monfee, M.D.Russellville, AR 728011447257142
  7. Mary Pugh, MDRussellville, AR 728011831359082
  8. Fauzia Qadir, MDRussellville, AR 728011982616231

Common questions

What is James Mark Carter, MD's NPI number?

James Mark Carter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518923861, issued on Apr 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Mark Carter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 W C PL, Russellville, AR, 72801. Phone: (479) 967-7717. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Mark Carter, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number C-4070, 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 James Mark Carter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Mark Carter, MD had 420 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Mark Carter, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.9 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.