Dr. Lydia Carpenter, MD

Dr. Carpenter practices at Skin and Beauty Center Inc in Valencia, California.

Dr. Carpenter's NPI, 1972594893, was assigned on October 31, 2005. Dr. Carpenter graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2002. Dr. Carpenter's Ohio license number on file is 35.133591.

Dr. Carpenter's primary practice is Skin and Beauty Center Inc, at 23501 Cinema Dr, Valencia, CA 91355 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (818) 842-8000.

Dr. Carpenter's primary practice is Skin and Beauty Center Inc in Valencia, California. The medical group on file is Skin & Beauty Center (SBC Dermatology). Dmand AI also links Dr. Carpenter to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Carpenter practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Carpenter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Carpenter is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dmand AI has Dr. Carpenter's licenses on file in 2 states: Ohio and California.

Dmand AI lists acne, acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cold sores or genital herpes, contact dermatitis, hives, itchy rashes and minor injury to a limb among the conditions Dr. Carpenter treats.

CMS data shows 1,049 Medicare services from Dr. Carpenter across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 207 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $48,997 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 207 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Carpenter in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 118 patients. 65% of them have high cholesterol, and 60% have high blood pressure. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Carpenter's median patient age at 61, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Carpenter wrote 298 Medicare Part D claims for 125 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 205 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $52,810 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 343 claims across 12 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Carpenter for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Carpenter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 277 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Carpenter, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Carpenter in 2019. Dr. Carpenter's most frequent co-authors are Shalini Bahl, MD, Samia W. Borchers, MD and Marc Alan Darst, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Carpenter from 10 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company paid the most, $165.

Dr. Carpenter graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2002.

Dr. Carpenter is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.