Leah Carter, M.D.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Leah Carter, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1336726694, issued on Mar 24, 2021. Check the license (California A196401, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leah Carter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License number
- A196401 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1731 E 120TH St, Los Angeles, CA 90059
- Phone
- (424) 338-1000
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leah Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A196401Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
404 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
- Oxycontin11 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: $77.72
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 177 providers of this specialty with any payment received $225.53 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.
Leah Carter among 128 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in California
Leah Carter, M.D. is one of 128 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207QH0002X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 128 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in California.
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The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ala Arafa-Price, M.DLos Angeles, CA 900351043751274
- Mehrangiz Cadry, MDLos Angeles, CA 900111194926899
- Julie Oku, FNP-CLos Angeles, CA 900061750175147
- Abilene Enriquez, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111740474733
- Brittany UribeDowney, CA 902421790362549
- Houman Farzin, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031902348816
- Brian Madden, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041780639914
- Diana Naderi, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041184042608
Common questions
What is Leah Carter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Leah Carter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336726694, issued on Mar 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leah Carter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1731 E 120TH St, Los Angeles, CA, 90059. Phone: (424) 338-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leah Carter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A196401, 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 Leah Carter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leah Carter, M.D. had 404 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,129. 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.