Rick A. Carpenter, D.O.
Ophthalmology Physician · Hilo, HI
Rick A. Carpenter, D.O. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Hilo, Hawaii, and NPI 1487877403, issued on Apr 10, 2007. Check the license (Hawaii DOS-842, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rick A. Carpenter
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- DOS-842 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111 Aupuni St Ste 101, Hilo, HI 96720
- Phone
- (808) 935-2964
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 961-6421
- Medicaid ID
- 25206401 HI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071031000328); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 128 in Hawaii → Look up another NPI →
Verify Rick A. Carpenter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license DOS-842Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,317 Medicare Part D claims for 493 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate468 claims
- Moxifloxacin445 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium396 claims
- Latanoprost328 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate78 claims
- Restasis60 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $259.37
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Rick A. Carpenter among 128 ophthalmology physician records in Hawaii
Rick A. Carpenter, D.O. is one of 128 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 81% 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 66% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 66% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1995 among the 89 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 85% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Hawaii
There are 128 ophthalmology physician records in Hawaii.
All 128 in Hawaii → Every provider in Hilo → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Driscoll, M.D.Hilo, HI 967201790970291
- William Perryman, M.D.Hilo, HI 967201366525016
- Thomas Sperandeo, M.D.Kahuku, HI 967311073936027
- John Dick, MDKahului, HI 967321083762918
- Michael Kroll, MDKahului, HI 967321538160627
- Terry Wood, MDKahului, HI 967321609856426
- Nancy Chen, MDKapolei, HI 967071265427900
- Wendell Danforth, M. D.Kapolei, HI 967071821043803
Common questions
What is Rick A. Carpenter, D.O.'s NPI number?
Rick A. Carpenter, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487877403, issued on Apr 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rick A. Carpenter, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 Aupuni St Ste 101, Hilo, HI, 96720. Phone: (808) 935-2964. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rick A. Carpenter, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number DOS-842, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii Medical Board at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/medical/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rick A. Carpenter, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rick A. Carpenter, D.O. had 2,317 Medicare Part D claims for 493 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rick A. Carpenter, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.