Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Richard Carter, MD

Hematology & Oncology · Conyers, GA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
1498 KLONDIKE RD SW, Conyers, GA 30094
7707617260
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1083660104 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Carter from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Carter

Dr. Richard Carter is a hematology & oncology specialist in Conyers, GA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Carter performed 666 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Carter received a total of $7,331 from 61 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 296 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Carter is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ 666 Medicare services $7,331 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
666
Medicare services
Bottom 46% in GA for hematology & oncology
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$63
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
444 $70 $314
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
174 $45 $213
Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity
Follow-up hospital visit for an established patient with straightforward or low-level medical decision making. The visit requires at least 25 minutes of time spent on the day of service.
34 $37 $115
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
14 $98 $484
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$7,331
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,047/year across 7 years
Top 38% in GA for hematology & oncology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
61
Companies
296
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,781
2023
$2,353
2022
$964
2021
$258
2020
$205
2019
$1,151
2018
$618

Payments by company (2024)

PFIZER INC.
$289
BeiGene USA, Inc.
$180
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$122
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$115
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$112
ABBVIE INC.
$89
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$85
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$63
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$59
Celgene Corporation
$50
Stemline Therapeutics Inc.
$49
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$46
Lilly USA, LLC
$44
ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC
$43
Eisai Inc.
$42
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$39
PharmaEssentia USA Corporation
$37
Genentech USA, Inc.
$34
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
$33
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$30
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
$30
Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc.
$27
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$26
GENZYME CORPORATION
$26
PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
$25
Sirtex Medical Inc
$24
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$22
SOBI, INC
$19
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
Top 3 companies account for 33.2% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$609
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$524
PFIZER INC.
$354
Sirtex Medical Inc
$322
BeiGene USA, Inc.
$319
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$306
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$305
Genentech USA, Inc.
$292
Exelixis Inc.
$270
GENZYME CORPORATION
$244
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$231
Seagen Inc.
$222
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$214
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$166
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$154
SOBI, INC
$143
Lilly USA, LLC
$142
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
$141
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$138
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$132
Eisai Inc.
$129
Stemline Therapeutics Inc.
$128
Celgene Corporation
$120
Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc.
$112
ABBVIE INC.
$112
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$110
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$110
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$106
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$103
ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC
$88
Amgen Inc.
$82
Pharmacyclics LLC, An AbbVie Company
$75
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
$72
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$66
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$62
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$51
Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC
$44
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
$39
PharmaEssentia USA Corporation
$37
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$35
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
$30
Taiho Oncology, Inc.
$30
PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
$25
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.
$25
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$25
Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company
$21
Coherus Biosciences Inc.
$20
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
$20
Acrotech Biopharma LLC
$20
AbbVie Inc.
$20
Incyte Corporation
$19
G1 Therapeutics, Inc.
$19
CTI BioPharma Corp.
$19
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$19
Mylan Institutional Inc.
$19
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$18
TESARO, Inc.
$17
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$16
Sobi, Inc
$16
Emmaus Medical, Inc.
$12
AbbVie, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 20.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Hematology & oncology specialists in nearby ZIP areas
115
County median income
$72,349
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
PIEDMONT ROCKDALE HOSPITAL
7.8 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Carter is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Carter experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Carter performed 444 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Carter receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Carter received a total of $7,331 from 61 companies across 296 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Carter's costs compare to other hematology & oncology specialists in Conyers?
Dr. Carter's average Medicare payment per service is $63. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Carter) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →