John Z. Carter, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Tucson, AZ
John Z. Carter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1235187493, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 10095, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Z. Carter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 10095 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6130 N LA Cholla Blvd Suite 100, Tucson, AZ 85741
- Phone
- (520) 742-4159
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 742-3493
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Z. Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 10095Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,644 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium119 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium116 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate84 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide63 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium54 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium51 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.
John Z. Carter among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona
John Z. Carter, MD is one of 3,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
554 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tucson
They are 554 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is John Z. Carter, MD's NPI number?
John Z. Carter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235187493, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Z. Carter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6130 N LA Cholla Blvd Suite 100, Tucson, AZ, 85741. Phone: (520) 742-4159. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Z. Carter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 10095, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Z. Carter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Z. Carter, MD had 1,644 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries; 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.