Joshua Lee Carter, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Indianapolis, IN
Joshua Lee Carter, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1073755617, issued on Mar 28, 2009. Check the license (Indiana 01075168A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Lee Carter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 01075168A IN
2014-00108 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6920 Gatwick Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46241
- Phone
- (317) 455-1064
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150618000928); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6920 Gatwick Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Berend, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1790761666
- Robert Chamberlain, P.T.Physical Therapy Assistant1760508063
- Sharon Crane, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1730205907
- Victoria Crawley, MSPTPhysical Therapist1366470460
- Richard Jackson, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1245236769
- J Kallmyer, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1861533309
Verify Joshua Lee Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01075168ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
556 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam253 claims
- Tranexamic Acid120 claims
- Celecoxib49 claims
- Amoxicillin36 claims
- Cephalexin32 claims
- Methylprednisolone17 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $9,196.31
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Total Joint Orthopedics, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Central Indiana Orthopedics LLCBloomington, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Lee Carter among 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana
Joshua Lee Carter, MD is one of 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 314 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Indiana
There are 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 491 in Indiana → Every provider in Indianapolis → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Berend, MDIndianapolis, IN 462411790761666
- Daniel GerowIndianapolis, IN 462411659834349
- Richard Jackson, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462411245236769
- Wesley Lackey, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462411033314984
- Colin Penrose, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462411396199915
- K Shelbourne, MDIndianapolis, IN 462401689783821
- Charles Bartley, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462371013941830
- Gregory Hardin, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462371386641710
Common questions
What is Joshua Lee Carter, MD's NPI number?
Joshua Lee Carter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073755617, issued on Mar 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Lee Carter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6920 Gatwick Dr, Indianapolis, IN, 46241. Phone: (317) 455-1064. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Lee Carter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01075168A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua Lee Carter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Lee Carter, MD had 556 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua Lee Carter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30 of 100. 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.