Dr. Richard Ford Carter Jr., MD

Dr. Carter practices at Saint Francis Hospital Outpatient Surgery Center - HOPD in Greenville, South Carolina.

Dr. Carter's NPI, 1982813283, was assigned on May 22, 2007. Dr. Carter graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Carter holds South Carolina license 88461.

Dr. Carter's primary practice is Saint Francis Hospital Outpatient Surgery Center - HOPD, at 125 Commonwealth Dr, Greenville, SC 29615.

Dr. Carter's primary practice is Saint Francis Hospital Outpatient Surgery Center - HOPD in Greenville, South Carolina. Dr. Carter is also affiliated with HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital. The medical group on file is Coastal Carolina Surgical Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Carter to 2 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Carter practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Carter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Carter is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Carter's licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and Virginia.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, appendectomy, breast reconstruction, cancerous skin growth removal, colon removal, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Carter treats.

CMS data shows 221 Medicare services from Dr. Carter across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 150 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,356 for them.

CMS counts 150 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Carter in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 74 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Carter's median patient age at 51, with 94% women.

In 2024, Dr. Carter wrote 83 Medicare Part D claims for 71 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 59 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $125 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Carter for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Carter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 22 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Carter, more than 80% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Carter in 2009. 2009 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Fetus, Gestational Age and Wound Healing. Dr. Carter has published most often in J Surg Res. Dr. Carter's most frequent co-author is David A. Lanning, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Carter from 6 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Organogenesis Inc. paid the most, $182.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Carter.

Dr. Carter graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Carter is a member of ACS.

Dr. Carter is in network with 18 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.