Robert Lamar Cater, MD,AAFP
Family Medicine Physician · Anniston, AL
Robert Lamar Cater, MD,AAFP is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Anniston, Alabama, and NPI 1053474452, issued on Dec 18, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00022604, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Lamar Cater
- Credential
- MD,AAFP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 00022604 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1425 Greenbrier Dear RD, Anniston, AL 36207
- Phone
- (256) 770-4327
- Enumerated
- Dec 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 8, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 770-4309
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Lamar Cater in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00022604Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,829 Medicare Part D claims for 485 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 236 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate285 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium237 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium185 claims
- Losartan Potassium142 claims
- Gabapentin128 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium123 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: $176.99
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Robert Lamar Cater among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Robert Lamar Cater, MD,AAFP is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Anniston
They are 19 of the 816 NPPES records with a practice address in Anniston, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Robert Lamar Cater, MD,AAFP's NPI number?
Robert Lamar Cater, MD,AAFP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053474452, issued on Dec 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Lamar Cater, MD,AAFP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1425 Greenbrier Dear RD, Anniston, AL, 36207. Phone: (256) 770-4327. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Lamar Cater, MD,AAFP's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00022604, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Lamar Cater, MD,AAFP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Lamar Cater, MD,AAFP had 5,829 Medicare Part D claims for 485 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.