Richard A. Carter, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Barbourville, KY
Richard A. Carter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Barbourville, Kentucky, and NPI 1639155575, issued on Dec 22, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 32426, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Carter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 32426 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 215 N Allison Ave, Barbourville, KY 40906
- Phone
- (606) 546-9287
- Enumerated
- Dec 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 546-9363
- Medicaid ID
- 64324262 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050427000179); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 1,968 in Kentucky → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 215 N Allison Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary AshburnProfessional Counselor1326422536
- William Ashburn, MDFamily Medicine Physician1356327456
- Rebekah Cain, APRNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1710345988
- Tyler Carter, DOFamily Medicine Physician1376167049
- Paul Cooney, DOFamily Medicine Physician1821074931
- Sarah Doyle, PA-CPhysician Assistant1891400727
Verify Richard A. Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 32426Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
20,581 Medicare Part D claims for 612 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 976 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium827 claims
- Eliquis768 claims
- Gabapentin700 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium637 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate574 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen511 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: $693.92
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Barbourville Family Health CenterCorbin, KY
- Kentucky Rural Health Information Technology Network IncLondon, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard A. Carter among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
Richard A. Carter, MD is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 57% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Barbourville
They are 10 of the 205 NPPES records with a practice address in Barbourville, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
All 1,968 in Kentucky → Every provider in Barbourville → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Ashburn, MDBarbourville, KY 409061356327456
- Tyler Carter, DOBarbourville, KY 409061376167049
- Paul Cooney, DOBarbourville, KY 409061821074931
- Elizabeth Douglas, MDBarbourville, KY 409061972822757
- Kayla FeltonBarbourville, KY 409061154273639
- Amanda Herrell, DOBarbourville, KY 409061114449337
- Charles Stargel, MDBarbourville, KY 409061144206251
- James West, M.D.Barbourville, KY 409061144206392
Common questions
What is Richard A. Carter, MD's NPI number?
Richard A. Carter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639155575, issued on Dec 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Carter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 215 N Allison Ave, Barbourville, KY, 40906. Phone: (606) 546-9287. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Carter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 32426, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard A. Carter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Carter, MD had 20,581 Medicare Part D claims for 612 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.