NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristen Blackburn Carr, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Myrtle Beach, SC

Kristen Blackburn Carr, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1245466960, issued on Jun 9, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina 31713, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245466960
Name
Kristen Blackburn Carr
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
31713 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5023 Carolina Forest Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
Phone
(843) 497-5929
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2009
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2025
Fax
(843) 839-4448
Medicaid ID
317133 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120912000876); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2009
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5023 Carolina Forest Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ting HanFamily Medicine Physician1306472238
  2. Naketa Thomas, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1003365859
  3. Chasidy Ward, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1235755984

Verify Kristen Blackburn Carr in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

12,819 Medicare Part D claims for 744 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 402 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kristen Carr12,819
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium594 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium566 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium380 claims
  4. Omeprazole377 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate356 claims
  6. Alprazolam352 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: $1,344.59

73 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kristen Carr$1,344.59
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Strand Physician Specialists PAMyrtle Beach, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kristen Blackburn Carr among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina

Kristen Blackburn Carr, M.D. is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 56% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 50% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

87 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Myrtle Beach

They are 87 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alexis Brown, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295791245670934
  2. Steven Cremer, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295791467428938
  3. William Gammon, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295791164419941
  4. Jason Harrah, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295791043297419
  5. John Karl, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295791831196773
  6. Robert Kimpton, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295791407916133
  7. Jeffrey Lindaberry, D.O.Myrtle Beach, SC 295791164414546
  8. Ashley Locklear-Batton, DOMyrtle Beach, SC 295791366882722

Common questions

What is Kristen Blackburn Carr, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kristen Blackburn Carr, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245466960, issued on Jun 9, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristen Blackburn Carr, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5023 Carolina Forest Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29579. Phone: (843) 497-5929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristen Blackburn Carr, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 31713, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kristen Blackburn Carr, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristen Blackburn Carr, M.D. had 12,819 Medicare Part D claims for 744 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.