Lee James Carter, O.D.
Optometrist · Mountain Home, ID
Lee James Carter, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Mountain Home, Idaho, and NPI 1891789368, issued on Sep 9, 2005. Check the license (Idaho ODP-100084, as entered in NPPES) with the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lee James Carter
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- ODP-100084 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2745 American Legion Blvd, Mountain Home, ID 83647
- Phone
- (208) 587-0974
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (208) 587-0994
- Medicaid ID
- 807254900 ID
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051206000318); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2745 American Legion Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Onome Jonah, PHARMACISTPharmacist1619377959
- Joseph Pendleton, PHARMDPharmacist1467802413
- Mischa PesicekPharmacist1609220094
- Donald ToolsonPharmacist1548679467
Verify Lee James Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Idaho board licenses this profession
Search for license ODP-100084Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
165 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost62 claims
- Erythromycin22 claims
- Restasis15 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth13 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $99.62
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Emmett Eye Center, PLLCEmmett, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lee James Carter among 369 optometrist records in Idaho
Lee James Carter, O.D. is one of 369 optometrist records with a practice address in Idaho. 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 248 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Mountain Home
They are 5 of the 200 NPPES records with a practice address in Mountain Home, and 369 optometrist records in Idaho.
All 369 in Idaho → Every provider in Mountain Home → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Gibbons, ODMountain Home, ID 836471568427615
- Kyle Kenison, O.D.Mountain Home, ID 836471750370730
- Jonathan Norris, O.D.Mountain Home, ID 836471770748873
- Nathan Price, O.D.Mountain Home, ID 836471316038409
- Nathan Anderson, O.D.Mountain Home Afb, ID 836481285610444
- John Hogg, O.D.Meridian, ID 836461477746295
- Kevin McElroy, OD, PAMeridian, ID 836461528154242
- Eric Nielsen, O.D.Mountain Home Afb, ID 836481225020597
Common questions
What is Lee James Carter, O.D.'s NPI number?
Lee James Carter, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891789368, issued on Sep 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lee James Carter, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2745 American Legion Blvd, Mountain Home, ID, 83647. Phone: (208) 587-0974. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lee James Carter, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number ODP-100084, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lee James Carter, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lee James Carter, O.D. had 165 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lee James Carter, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.