John Eric Carter, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
John Eric Carter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1427022524, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 44305, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Eric Carter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 44305 TN
49356 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1949 Gunbarrel RD, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 664-4635
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 664-4640
- Medicaid ID
- 1531352 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100601000057); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Eric Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 44305Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
58 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone43 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl12 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: $14.25
1 payment: 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
- Hospital Medicine Services OF TN LLCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Eric Carter among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
John Eric Carter, MD is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
130 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 130 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is John Eric Carter, MD's NPI number?
John Eric Carter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427022524, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Eric Carter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1949 Gunbarrel RD, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 664-4635. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Eric Carter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 44305, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Eric Carter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Eric Carter, MD had 58 Medicare Part D claims; 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.