Richard Lee Carpenter, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Elloree, SC
Richard Lee Carpenter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Elloree, South Carolina, and NPI 1376600486, issued on Jan 2, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 13542, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lee Carpenter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 13542 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2734 Cleveland Street, Elloree, SC 29047
- Phone
- (803) 897-2128
- Enumerated
- Jan 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 135428 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071219000234); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Lee Carpenter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13542Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
23,812 Medicare Part D claims for 1,108 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 994 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate975 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium953 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium622 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium621 claims
- Gabapentin564 claims
- Meloxicam493 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): 76.7 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: $258.23
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Richard Lee Carpenter among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Richard Lee Carpenter, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Harleston, M.D.Elgin, SC 290451194089789
- James Martin, MDElgin, SC 290451588622641
- Beena Varughese, MDElgin, SC 290451013052539
- Vanessa Wideman, MDEastover, SC 290441982691796
- William Glenn, MDDenmark, SC 290421396760625
- David Braddy, MDGilbert, SC 290541104264928
- Kenya Cooper, MDGilbert, SC 290541891108775
- Joshua Cox, DOGilbert, SC 290541285217752
Common questions
What is Richard Lee Carpenter, MD's NPI number?
Richard Lee Carpenter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376600486, issued on Jan 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lee Carpenter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2734 Cleveland Street, Elloree, SC, 29047. Phone: (803) 897-2128. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lee Carpenter, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 13542, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Lee Carpenter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lee Carpenter, MD had 23,812 Medicare Part D claims for 1,108 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Lee Carpenter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.