Ralph Edward Carter, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Laurinburg, NC
Ralph Edward Carter, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Laurinburg, North Carolina, and NPI 1609902360, issued on Feb 26, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 25783, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ralph Edward Carter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 25783 NC
14722 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1604 Medical Dr, Laurinburg, NC 28352
- Phone
- (704) 323-2000
- Enumerated
- Feb 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 8921529 NC
N25783 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100928000512); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1604 Medical Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ehsan Alam, MDPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1245366749
- Richard Alexander, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1295875581
- Daquanda BrownClinical Social Worker1700599693
- Julia Bulkeley, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1760524615
- Kristen Harte, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1801366794
- William Hatchell, PTPhysical Therapist1669508214
Verify Ralph Edward Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 25783Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
623 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin101 claims
- Cephalexin97 claims
- Celecoxib94 claims
- Famotidine72 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl59 claims
- Meloxicam34 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): 95.4 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- OrthocarolinaLaurinburg, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
7 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Laurinburg
They are 7 of the 396 NPPES records with a practice address in Laurinburg, and 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 7 in Laurinburg → All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Laurinburg →
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
- Samuel Abrams, M.D.Asheville, NC1982929717
- Richard Adams, M.D.Statesville, NC1699767350
- Samuel Adams, M.D.Durham, NC1639358617
- Temitope Adebayo, MDLumberton, NC1912499385
- Briggs Ahearn, MDPineville, NC1659798015
- Daniel Albright, MDRaleigh, NC1053314922
- Shannon Alejandro, M.D.Asheville, NC1215357025
- Richard Alexander, M.D.Laurinburg, NC1295875581
- Richard Alioto, M.D.Clayton, NC1780771220
- David Allen, M.D.Lumberton, NC1154310290
Common questions
What is Ralph Edward Carter, MD's NPI number?
Ralph Edward Carter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609902360, issued on Feb 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ralph Edward Carter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1604 Medical Dr, Laurinburg, NC, 28352. Phone: (704) 323-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ralph Edward Carter, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 25783, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ralph Edward Carter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ralph Edward Carter, MD had 623 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ralph Edward Carter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.