Kenneth B. Carter, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Nashville, TN
Kenneth B. Carter, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1912901331, issued on Jun 13, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 17418, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth B. Carter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 17418 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 330 23RD Ave N Ste 250, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 342-6880
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Fax
- (159) 865-9606
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110106000127); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest obstetrics & gynecology physician records → All 815 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 330 23RD Ave N Ste 250
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shannon Beason, MSN, APRN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1225629256
- Grace Meade, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1346820172
- Meline Ponniah, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1700219979
- Shannon Portis, DNP, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1912603846
Verify Kenneth B. Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17418Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
95 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Premarin17 claims
- Prempro14 claims
- Estradiol13 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: $2,002.57
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Mimedx Group, Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Centennial Womens Group, LLCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth B. Carter among 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Tennessee
Kenneth B. Carter, M.D. is one of 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 522 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Tennessee.
All 815 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Royce Adkins, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031629071832
- Darrington Altenbern, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031871596080
- Anne Anderson, MDNashville, TN 372031194728394
- Lewis Bellardo, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031235132408
- Mary Blake, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031245233402
- Phillip Bressman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031285637447
- John Channell, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031588667737
- Melanie Dunn, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031376546481
Common questions
What is Kenneth B. Carter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth B. Carter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912901331, issued on Jun 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth B. Carter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 23RD Ave N Ste 250, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 342-6880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth B. Carter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 17418, 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 Kenneth B. Carter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth B. Carter, M.D. had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.