Tom Stephen Carter, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Altus, OK
Tom Stephen Carter, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Altus, Oklahoma, and NPI 1538165550, issued on Jun 23, 2005. Check the license (Oklahoma 18517, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tom Stephen Carter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 18517 OK
J6895 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1015 E Broadway St Ste 102, Altus, OK 73521
- Phone
- (580) 480-1600
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2025
- Fax
- (580) 480-1601
- Medicaid IDs
- 100118250D OK
118703103 TX - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 2,303 in Oklahoma → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1015 E Broadway St Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Frances Barber, MSN, APRN-CNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1356824411
- Charles Carter, MD DPH PLLCFamily Medicine Physician1730129750
- Tammy Carter, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1437516788
Verify Tom Stephen Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 18517Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims for 97 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. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Cephalexin11 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.
Tom Stephen Carter among 2,303 family medicine physician records in Oklahoma
Tom Stephen Carter, M.D. is one of 2,303 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 79% 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 60% 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 Oklahoma 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 Altus
They are 19 of the 360 NPPES records with a practice address in Altus, and 2,303 family medicine physician records in Oklahoma.
All 2,303 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Altus → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Angelia Andrews, MDAltus, OK 735211871531707
- Noble Ballard, M. D.Altus, OK 735211639125727
- Charles Carter, MD DPH PLLCAltus, OK 735211730129750
- Abdallah Dawod, MDAltus, OK 735211174519771
- Brent Denley, DOAltus, OK 735211487797718
- Jamie Hokett, M.D.Altus, OK 735211023050499
- William Newland, MDAltus, OK 735211649213299
- Alejandro Pacheco, M.D.Altus, OK 735211528322476
Common questions
What is Tom Stephen Carter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tom Stephen Carter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538165550, issued on Jun 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tom Stephen Carter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1015 E Broadway St Ste 102, Altus, OK, 73521. Phone: (580) 480-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tom Stephen Carter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 18517, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tom Stephen Carter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tom Stephen Carter, M.D. had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 97 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.