Joseph Schuster Carey, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Torrance, CA
Joseph Schuster Carey, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1912081332, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (California C27507, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Schuster Carey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- C27507 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3475 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (310) 540-1011
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 316-5303
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Schuster Carey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C27507Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $149.67
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
Joseph Schuster Carey among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Joseph Schuster Carey, M.D. is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
All 634 in California → Every provider in Torrance → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Li Poa, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031346277605
- Kelsey Gray, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021912348293
- Timothy Vannatta, MDTorrance, CA 905021255324885
- Christopher Leach, MDTorrance, CA 905051407852486
- John Stoneburner, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051366526550
- Kathy Magliato, MDSanta Monica, CA 904051174629455
- Manuel Estioko, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041326144601
- Robert McKenna, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041942210117
Common questions
What is Joseph Schuster Carey, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Schuster Carey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912081332, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Schuster Carey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3475 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 540-1011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Schuster Carey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C27507, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Schuster Carey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Schuster Carey, M.D. had 31 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.