Dr. William E. Carlson, MD

  • Stuart, FL
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1558344630PAC ID6103808597
Medicare services, 2024
35,830
Medicare patients, 2024
893
Part D claims, 2024
878
MIPS score, 2024
100
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1050 SE Monterey Rd, Stuart, FL 34994
Practice phone
Call (772) 220-9700
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Primary practice

Brain and Spine Neurosugery,LLC

Stuart, Florida

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Dr. William E. Carlson is an orthopedic surgeon in Stuart, Florida

Dr. Carlson practices at Brain and Spine Neurosugery,LLC in Stuart, Florida.

Dr. Carlson's NPI, 1558344630, was assigned on November 22, 2005. Dr. Carlson graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Carlson holds Florida license ME67339.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6103808597
NPI enumeration date
November 22, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(772) 220-9700
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
71
Medical school graduation
1981

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. William E. Carlson practices at Brain and Spine Neurosugery,LLC in Stuart, Florida

Dr. Carlson's primary practice is Brain and Spine Neurosugery,LLC, at 1050 SE Monterey Rd, Stuart, FL 34994 in Martin County. The practice phone is (772) 220-9700.

  • Brain and Spine Neurosugery,LLC
    1050 SE Monterey Rd, Stuart, FL 34994 · Martin CountyPhone(772) 220-9700

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. William E. Carlson is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Carlson's primary practice is Brain and Spine Neurosugery,LLC in Stuart, Florida. Dr. Carlson is also affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital. The medical group on file is South Florida Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Carlson to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. William E. Carlson's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Carlson practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Brain and Spine Neurosugery,LLCAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. William E. Carlson is one of 1,248 orthopedic surgeons in Florida

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Carlson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Carlson is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Carlson's licenses on file in 4 states: Florida, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME67339 · 1994 to 2026 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Michigan license1982 to 2025
  • Minnesota license1986 to 2025
  • Wisconsin license2016 to 2025

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, fluid in a joint, hand joint or tendon inflammation and joint arthropathy among the conditions Dr. Carlson treats.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. William E. Carlson billed Medicare for 35,830 services in 2024

CMS data shows 35,830 Medicare services from Dr. Carlson across 30 procedure codes in 2024, for 893 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $276,261 for them.

Medicare services, 202435,830
Medicare patients893
Paid by Medicare$276,261
Procedure codes30

Dr. Carlson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1,2982024: 32,8142428%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,5062024: 1,34411%
Imaging
2023: 8802024: 8982%
Surgery
2023: 8152024: 7429%
Tests and treatments
2023: 302024: 327%

Where Dr. Carlson's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office35,698100%
  • In a facility1320%

Dr. Carlson compared with the Florida median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Carlson
  • Florida median
Medicare services
35,830vs 1,34526.6 times
Medicare patients
893vs 2903.1 times
Part D claims
793vs 1764.5 times

Medians across 1,164 orthopedic surgeons in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Carlson's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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. William E. Carlson treated 893 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 893 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Carlson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 376 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Carlson's median patient age at 71, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024893
Average age76
Average risk score1.17
Also on Medicaid4%

Dr. Carlson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Carlson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women50657%
  • Men38743%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Carlson's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis74%
  4. Ischemic heart disease31%
  5. Anxiety28%
  6. Diabetes27%
  7. Mood disorders24%
  8. Depression21%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Carlson's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men44%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. William E. Carlson wrote 878 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Carlson wrote 878 Medicare Part D claims for 481 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 793 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,621 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 899 claims across 10 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024878
Drugs named by CMS8
Total drug cost$5,621
Part D patients481

Dr. Carlson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic874 claims100%
  • Brand-name and other4 claims0%

Dr. Carlson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Carlson's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids9%82 of 878 claims
  • Antibiotics14%127 of 878 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 8992024: 79312%

Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 10 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. William E. Carlson scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Carlson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Carlson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 92 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Carlson, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Carlson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Carlson ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
95th percentile92 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. William E. Carlson received $8,472 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 31 general payments to Dr. Carlson from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Corin USA paid the most, $6,741.

General payments to Dr. Carlson by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Carlson by kind, 2016 to 2025

$8.5Kin total
  • Consulting fees$5,50065%
  • Food and beverage$1,35516%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$1,00012%
  • Travel and lodging$6167%

Companies that paid Dr. Carlson the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. William E. Carlson has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Carlson, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Carlson

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. William E. Carlson graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine

Dr. Carlson graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 1981.

  1. Medical schoolSaint Louis University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in orthopaedic surgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. William E. Carlson accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Carlson is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Carlson accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. Medicare11
  3. HMO10
  4. EPO5
  5. POS5

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. William E. Carlson's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. William E. Carlson's NPI number?

Dr. William E. Carlson's NPI number is 1558344630. It was assigned on November 22, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. William E. Carlson?

Dr. William E. Carlson is an orthopedic surgeon in Stuart, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. William E. Carlson practice?

Dr. Carlson practices at 1050 SE Monterey Rd, Stuart, FL 34994. Dr. Carlson's primary practice is Brain and Spine Neurosugery,LLC in Stuart, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Carlson to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. William E. Carlson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Carlson is (772) 220-9700.

What is Dr. William E. Carlson's medical license number?

Dr. Carlson holds Florida license ME67339, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. William E. Carlson been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Carlson in Florida (1994 to 2026), Michigan (1982 to 2025), Minnesota (1986 to 2025) and Wisconsin (2016 to 2025).

Which hospitals is Dr. William E. Carlson affiliated with?

Dr. Carlson is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Carlson to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. William E. Carlson part of?

Dr. Carlson is linked to South Florida Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine.

Does Dr. William E. Carlson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Carlson billed Medicare for 35,830 services in 2024, and Dr. Carlson accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. William E. Carlson's MIPS score?

Dr. Carlson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. William E. Carlson see?

CMS counts 893 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Carlson in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. William E. Carlson board certified?

Yes. Dr. Carlson is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

What services does Dr. William E. Carlson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Carlson's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).

Where did Dr. William E. Carlson go to medical school?

Dr. Carlson graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 1981.

What drugs does Dr. William E. Carlson prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Carlson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Celecoxib and Amoxicillin.

Has Dr. William E. Carlson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $8,472 in general payments to Dr. Carlson from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Corin USA.

How long has Dr. William E. Carlson been practicing?

Dr. Carlson graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. William E. Carlson accept?

Dr. Carlson is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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