William Michael Carter, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Tompkinsville, KY
William Michael Carter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, and NPI 1720013873, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 22770, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Michael Carter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 22770 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 606 N Main Street, Tompkinsville, KY 42167
- Phone
- (270) 487-6161
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 487-8009
- Medicaid ID
- 64227705 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080505000768); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Michael Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 22770Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
12,582 Medicare Part D claims for 492 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 132 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium408 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium399 claims
- Losartan Potassium377 claims
- Gabapentin332 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate324 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium262 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: $204.19
12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Monroe Medical Foundation, Inc.Tompkinsville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Michael Carter among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
William Michael Carter, MD is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 57% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tompkinsville
They are 8 of the 76 NPPES records with a practice address in Tompkinsville, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
All 1,968 in Kentucky → Every provider in Tompkinsville → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jack Anderson, DOTompkinsville, KY 421671245527969
- Jerry Bean, M.D.Tompkinsville, KY 421671750497574
- Kenneth Crabtree, MDTompkinsville, KY 421671003992462
- Clella Hayes, M.D.Tompkinsville, KY 421671316066970
- Timothy Hume, M.D.Tompkinsville, KY 421671619975240
- Laura Inabnitt, DOTompkinsville, KY 421671114414273
- Caylan McPherson, DOTompkinsville, KY 421671679198451
- Michael Lang, D.O.Scottsville, KY 421641518950807
Common questions
What is William Michael Carter, MD's NPI number?
William Michael Carter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720013873, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Michael Carter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 606 N Main Street, Tompkinsville, KY, 42167. Phone: (270) 487-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Michael Carter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 22770, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Michael Carter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Michael Carter, MD had 12,582 Medicare Part D claims for 492 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.