NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen L. Carter, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Lithia Springs, GA

Stephen L. Carter, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Lithia Springs, Georgia, and NPI 1578529145, issued on Apr 24, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 024659, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578529145
Name
Stephen L. Carter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
024659 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
915 Thornton RD, Lithia Springs, GA 30122
Phone
(770) 739-9292
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 22, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(770) 948-9126
Medicaid IDs
000378375C GA
000378375B GA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 915 Thornton RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ashely Brasher, APNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1982342598
  2. Margaret Davis, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1346550233
  3. Morgan Joseph, MDPediatrics Physician1033700810
  4. Lindsey Ransom, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1437386315
  5. Earl Young, MDPediatrics Physician1881645661

Verify Stephen L. Carter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $16.96

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Carter$16.96
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Stephen L. Carter among 2,258 pediatrics physician records in Georgia

Stephen L. Carter, MD is one of 2,258 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 47% 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, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 5% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Lithia Springs

They are 6 of the 236 NPPES records with a practice address in Lithia Springs, and 2,258 pediatrics physician records in Georgia.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Morgan Joseph, MDLithia Springs, GA 301221033700810
  2. Lauren Judah, M.D.Lithia Springs, GA 301221326467614
  3. Yitzhak Melamed, M.D.Lithia Springs, GA 301221235123399
  4. Lindsey Ransom, M.D.Lithia Springs, GA 301221437386315
  5. Earl Young, MDLithia Springs, GA 301221881645661
  6. Jeannette Cocabo, MDCartersville, GA 301201508343021
  7. Katherine Fields, MDCartersville, GA 301201184784464
  8. Preston Leonard, MDCartersville, GA 301201699068973

Common questions

What is Stephen L. Carter, MD's NPI number?

Stephen L. Carter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578529145, issued on Apr 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen L. Carter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Thornton RD, Lithia Springs, GA, 30122. Phone: (770) 739-9292. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen L. Carter, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 024659, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.