Samuel Evan Carstensen, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Pelham, AL
Samuel Evan Carstensen, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Pelham, Alabama, and NPI 1679990592, issued on Mar 28, 2014. Check the license (Alabama 39231, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Evan Carstensen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 39231 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 Cahaba Valley Pkwy Ste 100, Pelham, AL 35124
- Phone
- (205) 621-3778
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200715000338); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samuel Evan Carstensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 39231Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,070 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 204 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen187 claims
- Meloxicam151 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl133 claims
- Gabapentin114 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl90 claims
- Celecoxib80 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $384.64
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 one group practice
- Alabama Bone And Joint Clinic,llcPelham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel Evan Carstensen among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
Samuel Evan Carstensen, M.D. is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207X00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Pelham
They are 5 of the 533 NPPES records with a practice address in Pelham, and 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 340 in Alabama → Every provider in Pelham → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daryl Dykes, MDPelham, AL 351241023086022
- Michael Gerhardt, MDPelham, AL 351241578543625
- Lloyd Johnson, MDPelham, AL 351241477514180
- Loy VaughanPelham, AL 351241639532146
- Edward Bromberg, MDGardendale, AL 350711619086444
- Vincent Bergquist, MDCullman, AL 350581174595912
- David Dueland, MDCullman, AL 350581801838032
- Ben Gomez, MDCullman, AL 350581578505426
Common questions
What is Samuel Evan Carstensen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samuel Evan Carstensen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679990592, issued on Mar 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Evan Carstensen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 Cahaba Valley Pkwy Ste 100, Pelham, AL, 35124. Phone: (205) 621-3778. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Evan Carstensen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 39231, 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 Samuel Evan Carstensen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Evan Carstensen, M.D. had 1,070 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samuel Evan Carstensen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.