Paul Carstens, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Meadowlakes, TX
Paul Carstens, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Meadowlakes, Texas, and NPI 1144328766, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas H3556, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Carstens
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- H3556 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 Meadowlakes Dr, Meadowlakes, TX 78654
- Phone
- (830) 265-4474
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Paul Carstens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H3556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
923 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 818 among the 8,211 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium62 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium56 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl56 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Carvedilol34 claims
- Lisinopril29 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: $64.89
4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.. The 23,406 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,203.67 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.
1 pediatrics physician records list a Meadowlakes practice address
They are 1 of the 11 NPPES records with a Meadowlakes practice address, and 6,165 pediatrics physician records in Texas.
Other pediatrics physician records in Texas
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- Rashida Abbas, M.D.Cypress, TX1740222371
- Umair Abbas, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX1417335654
- James Abbott, MDWebster, TX1518065846
- Khuzam Abdalla, M.DAbilene, TX1174769137
- Waleed AbdelhafezAustin, TX1801230073
- Ahmed Abdin, M.DHouston, TX1427481449
- Jareatha Abdul-Raheem, MDJbsa Lackland, TX1790322485
- Khadijah Abdurrazaq, M.D, FAAPMidland, TX1336304120
- Christopher Abel, M.D.Dallas, TX1841299484
Common questions
What is Paul Carstens, MD's NPI number?
Paul Carstens, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144328766, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Carstens, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 Meadowlakes Dr, Meadowlakes, TX, 78654. Phone: (830) 265-4474. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Carstens, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H3556, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Carstens, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Carstens, MD had 923 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 818. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.