Paul A. Carson, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Paul A. Carson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1679578603, issued on Jun 16, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD056944L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul A. Carson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD056944L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 359-3030
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 359-3060
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060505000178); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Toledo College Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul A. Carson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD056944LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
338 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis28 claims
- Spironolactone22 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl16 claims
- Bumetanide13 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,665.36
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Allegheny ClinicPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul A. Carson among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Paul A. Carson, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
750 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 750 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Paul A. Carson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul A. Carson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679578603, issued on Jun 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul A. Carson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-3030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul A. Carson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD056944L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul A. Carson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul A. Carson, M.D. had 338 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul A. Carson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 of 100. 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.