Jesus E. Carale, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · La Junta, CO
Jesus E. Carale, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in La Junta, Colorado, and NPI 1043236961, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 39740, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jesus E. Carale
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 39740 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1112 Carson Ave, La Junta, CO 81050
- Phone
- (719) 383-6480
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2025
- Fax
- (719) 383-6412
- Medicaid ID
- 07370342 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040924000908); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1112 Carson Ave
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Verify Jesus E. Carale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 39740Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,191 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole375 claims
- Famotidine163 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes111 claims
- Gavilyte-G78 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium78 claims
- Linzess56 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: $143.19
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Arkansas Valley Regional Medical CenterLa Junta, CO · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Jesus E. Carale among 334 gastroenterology physician records in Colorado
Jesus E. Carale, MD is one of 334 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 258 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 334 gastroenterology physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Henrique Fernandez, MDPueblo, CO 810031174770614
- William Murchison, MDPueblo, CO 810031417146846
- Lirio Polintan, MDPueblo, CO 810031437115409
- Maritza Proano, M.D.Pueblo, CO 810031194742676
- Charles Ruzkowski, MDPueblo, CO 810031669576757
Common questions
What is Jesus E. Carale, MD's NPI number?
Jesus E. Carale, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043236961, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jesus E. Carale, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1112 Carson Ave, La Junta, CO, 81050. Phone: (719) 383-6480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jesus E. Carale, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 39740, 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 Jesus E. Carale, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jesus E. Carale, MD had 1,191 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.