Richard Ford Carter, MD
Surgery Physician · Richmond, VA
Richard Ford Carter, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1982813283, issued on May 22, 2007. Check the license (Virginia 0101253123, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Ford Carter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 0101253123 VA
0116017240 VA
88461 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8921 Three Chopt RD, Richmond, VA 23229
- Phone
- (804) 285-9416
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220823000525); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 865 in Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 8921 Three Chopt RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Erin Bailey, P.A.-C.Surgical Physician Assistant1124076781
- Clifford Deal, M.D.Surgical Oncology Physician1164484283
- Jeanne Decker, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1891873089
- Sarah-Anne Diamond, PASurgical Physician Assistant1275767923
- David Elliott, M.D.Surgery Physician1952320905
- Debra Hutchins, MDSurgery Physician1508850900
Verify Richard Ford Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101253123Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
83 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl35 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl24 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: $343.34
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Coastal Carolina Multispecialty Associates LLCSummerville, SC
- East Cooper Physician Group LLCDaniel Island, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Ford Carter among 865 surgery physician records in Virginia
Richard Ford Carter, MD is one of 865 surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 71% 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 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Virginia
There are 865 surgery physician records in Virginia.
All 865 in Virginia → Every provider in Richmond → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amanda Bailey, D.O.Richmond, VA 232291114226313
- Kenneth Brown, MDRichmond, VA 232291275581118
- David Elliott, M.D.Richmond, VA 232291952320905
- Debra Hutchins, MDRichmond, VA 232291508850900
- Ralph Layman, MDRichmond, VA 232291437249992
- Vincent Schuler, M.D.Henrico, VA 232291417269093
- Itzhak Avital, M.D.Richmond, VA 232261245512565
- Martha Ayewah, D.O.Richmond, VA 232261164818670
Common questions
What is Richard Ford Carter, MD's NPI number?
Richard Ford Carter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982813283, issued on May 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Ford Carter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8921 Three Chopt RD, Richmond, VA, 23229. Phone: (804) 285-9416. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Ford Carter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101253123, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Ford Carter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Ford Carter, MD had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.