Margaret Young Carter, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Margaret Young Carter, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1063778504, issued on Apr 10, 2012. Check the license (Louisiana 303436, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Margaret Young Carter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 303436 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 478-3810
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161109000543); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1717 Oak Park Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Margaret Young Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 303436Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,194 Medicare Part D claims for 565 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost450 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate266 claims
- Moxifloxacin177 claims
- Restasis155 claims
- Timolol Maleate137 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol109 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): 87.8 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: $410.06
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eye Clinic A Professional Medical CorpLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Margaret Young Carter among 299 ophthalmology physician records in Louisiana
Margaret Young Carter, M.D. is one of 299 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 82% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2000 among the 206 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 299 ophthalmology physician records in Louisiana.
All 299 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Iglinsky, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011770565244
- Lewis Murray, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011922298488
- Don Bravin, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051114909041
- Patrick Crawford, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051619959541
- Donald Falgoust, MDLake Charles, LA 706051538168323
- Marcy Hanudel, MDLake Charles, LA 706051326483462
- Alan Lacoste, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051275515165
- Brian Mikulla, MDLake Charles, LA 706051194959585
Common questions
What is Margaret Young Carter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Margaret Young Carter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063778504, issued on Apr 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Margaret Young Carter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 478-3810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Margaret Young Carter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 303436, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Margaret Young Carter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Margaret Young Carter, M.D. had 2,194 Medicare Part D claims for 565 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Margaret Young Carter, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.8 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.