Richard Carter, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Jefferson City, TN
Richard Carter, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Jefferson City, Tennessee, and NPI 1508065269, issued on Jul 13, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 42180, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Carter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 42180 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 Hospital Dr, Jefferson City, TN 37760
- Phone
- (865) 475-4742
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 120 Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 42180Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
13,746 Medicare Part D claims for 717 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 443 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium509 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium401 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium374 claims
- Lisinopril372 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate363 claims
- Alprazolam325 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: $373.18
22 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 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.
3 hospital and facility affiliations
- Champion Physical Therapy LLC HallsWhite Pine, TN
- Summit Medical Group, PLLCKnoxville, TN
- Volunteer Healthcare Services, Inc.Morristown, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
10 internal medicine physician records list a Jefferson City practice address
They are 10 of the 245 NPPES records with a Jefferson City practice address, and 2,907 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 10 in Jefferson City → All 2,907 in Tennessee → Every provider in Jefferson City →
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Common questions
What is Richard Carter, MD's NPI number?
Richard Carter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508065269, issued on Jul 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Carter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 Hospital Dr, Jefferson City, TN, 37760. Phone: (865) 475-4742. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Carter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 42180, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Carter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Carter, MD had 13,746 Medicare Part D claims for 717 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. 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.