Ken J. Carpenter, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Springfield, MO
Ken J. Carpenter, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1073726964, issued on May 7, 2007. Check the license on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ken J. Carpenter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 46072-020 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3555 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 65807
- Phone
- (417) 875-3800
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (417) 875-3177
- Medicaid ID
- 204188700 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120720000379); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ken J. Carpenter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing ArtsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
350 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 161 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen86 claims
- Amoxicillin76 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl72 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl34 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Tramadol Hcl11 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,912.95
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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 2 group practices
- Lester E Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO
- Lester E Cox Medical CentersLebanon, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ken J. Carpenter among 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri
Ken J. Carpenter, M.D. is one of 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 302 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 207X00000X and a Missouri 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 Missouri
There are 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri.
All 514 in Missouri → Every provider in Springfield → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Bennett, M.D.Springfield, MO 658071841275559
- Douglas Duncan, MDSpringfield, MO 658071942243506
- William Duncan, MDSpringfield, MO 658071679516231
- Roy Holand, MDSpringfield, MO 658071073548228
- Heath Melugin, MDSpringfield, MO 658071447614821
- Clyde Parsons, MDSpringfield, MO 658071114907136
- James Shaeffer, M.D.Springfield, MO 658071326187188
- David Volgas, MDSpringfield, MO 658071265484901
Common questions
What is Ken J. Carpenter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ken J. Carpenter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073726964, issued on May 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ken J. Carpenter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3555 S National Ave, Springfield, MO, 65807. Phone: (417) 875-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ken J. Carpenter, M.D.'s license?
Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ken J. Carpenter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ken J. Carpenter, M.D. had 350 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ken J. Carpenter, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.