Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin, MD, PhD
- Medicare services, 2023
- 31
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 21
- Publications
- 41
- MIPS score, 2024
- 91
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Practice phone
- Call (619) 543-6222
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center
San Diego, California
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Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin is an infectious disease specialist in San Diego, California
Dr. Carlin practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.
Dr. Carlin's NPI, 1760718035, was assigned on October 21, 2009. Dr. Carlin graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Carlin holds California license A115480.
- NPI
- 1760718035NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7911135975
- NPI enumeration date
- October 21, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (619) 543-6222
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 43
- Medical school graduation
- 2009
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California
Dr. Carlin's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 543-6222.
- UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 · San Diego CountyPhone(619) 543-6222
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Carlin's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Carlin is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Carlin to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Carlin practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin is one of 1,054 infectious disease specialists in California
Infectious disease is Dr. Carlin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Carlin is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Carlin is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, CaliforniaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin billed Medicare for 31 services in 2023
CMS data shows 31 Medicare services from Dr. Carlin across 1 procedure code in 2023, for 21 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,039 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Carlin's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 672023: 3154%
Dr. Carlin compared with the California median for infectious disease specialists, 2023
- Dr. Carlin
- California median
- Medicare services
- 31vs 42993% below
- Medicare patients
- 21vs 18088% below
Medians across 930 infectious disease specialists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Carlin's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin treated 21 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 63
CMS counts 21 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Carlin in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 5.44, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Carlin's median patient age at 49, with 53% women.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Carlin's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes71%
- Chronic kidney disease67%
- Heart failure52%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Carlin's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 49
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin scored 91 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Carlin for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Carlin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Carlin's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 91of 100Final score
- 84.1of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 74of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin has 41 publications on record
Dmand AI links 41 papers to Dr. Carlin, published from 2007 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 8. The most frequent topics are SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 and Antiviral Agents. Dr. Carlin has published most often in bioRxiv. Dr. Carlin's most frequent co-authors are Sandra Lawrynowicz Leibel, MD, Louise Chang Laurent, MD and Atul Malhotra, MD.
Dr. Carlin's papers by year, 2007 to 2025
Topics Dr. Carlin writes about most
- SARS-CoV-2
- COVID-19
- Antiviral Agents
- Lung
- Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
- Virus Internalization
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
- Antibodies, Viral
Dr. Carlin's most frequent co-authors
- Sandra Lawrynowicz Leibel, MD5 shared papers
- Louise Chang Laurent, MD2 shared papers
- Atul Malhotra, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Carlin
Biosens Bioelectron
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin received $5,717 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Carlin from 2 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 87% of the total. bioMerieux paid the most, $2,994.
General payments to Dr. Carlin by program year, 2024 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Carlin by kind, 2024 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$4,97887%
- Consulting fees$5009%
- Food and beverage$2394%
Companies that paid Dr. Carlin the most, 2024 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine
Dr. Carlin graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2009.
- Medical school
- Board certified in infectious disease
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Carlin is in network with 12 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Molina
- Regence Health Plans
- Aetna
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Carlin accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare8
- PPO7
- HMO6
- POS3
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin's NPI number?
Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin's NPI number is 1760718035. It was assigned on October 21, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin?
Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin is an infectious disease specialist in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin practice?
Dr. Carlin practices at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103. Dr. Carlin's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Carlin to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Carlin is (619) 543-6222.
What is Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin's medical license number?
Dr. Carlin holds California license A115480.
Which hospitals is Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin affiliated with?
Dr. Carlin is affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin part of?
Dr. Carlin is linked to UC San Diego Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Carlin to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Carlin billed Medicare for 31 services in 2023, and Dr. Carlin accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin's MIPS score?
Dr. Carlin's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin see?
CMS counts 21 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Carlin in 2024, with an average age of 63.
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Is Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin board certified?
Yes. Dr. Carlin is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Carlin's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233).
Where did Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin go to medical school?
Dr. Carlin graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2009.
Has Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,717 in general payments to Dr. Carlin from 2 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from bioMerieux.
How long has Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin been practicing?
Dr. Carlin graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.
Does Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin do research?
Dmand AI links 41 publications to Dr. Carlin, published from 2007 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin publish with?
Dr. Carlin's most frequent co-authors are Sandra Lawrynowicz Leibel, MD (5 shared papers), Louise Chang Laurent, MD (2 shared papers) and Atul Malhotra, MD (2 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Aaron Foster Carlin accept?
Dr. Carlin is in network with 12 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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