✓ Board-Certified Urologist (Urinary Tract, Kidney Stone & Prostate Surgeon) (208800000X) ✓ HHS OIG Screened Clear ✓ Medicare PECOS Enrolled 🩺 Entity Type 1 (Individual)

GREGORY EDWARD CARTER, MD (NPI #1972618312)

Urology • BREVARD, NC • Status: Active Federal Registration

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CMS-1500 Box 24J / 33a • NPI
1972618312
Type 1 Individual Rendering/Ordering
HIPAA NUCC Taxonomy • CMS Code
208800000X (CMS 34)
Board-Certified Urologist (Urinary Tract, Kidney Stone & Prostate Surgeon)
Box 32 Service Location & ZIP+4
87 MEDICAL PARK DR STE A, BREVARD, NC, 28712-3210
✓ 9-Digit EDI 837 ZIP+4 (28712-3210)
Practice Phone & Referral Fax
Fax: (828) 884-3339
✓ HHS OIG LEIE Sanction Screening — VERIFIED CLEAR: NPI 1972618312 (GREGORY EDWARD CARTER, MD) has 0 active federal exclusions across all 84,224 HHS OIG LEIE sanction records (Database Verified: 2026-11-11).

CMS Medicare Order & Referring PECOS Eligibility

Medicare Part B
✓ Eligible
DMEPOS Ordering
✓ Eligible
Home Health (HHA)
✓ Eligible
Power Mobility
✓ Eligible
Hospice Referring
✓ Eligible

Empirical CMS Medicare Claims, CPT Utilization & Part D Prescribing (NPI #1972618312)

Medicare Beneficiaries
293
Total Billed Services
568
Distinct CPT/HCPCS Codes
29
Medicare Allowed Total
$72,246.42

Actual Top Billed CPT / HCPCS Procedures (CMS Part B)

CPT / HCPCSClinical Procedure DescriptionServices
51703 Complicated insertion of bladder tube19
52332 Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope27
99221 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes23
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes31
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes227
99231 Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes131
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes55

Actual Top Prescribed Medications (CMS Part D)

Brand / Generic MedicationTotal ClaimsPatients
Tamsulosin Hcl
Tamsulosin Hcl
16<11

Official CMS NPPES Credential & Practice Profile

10-Digit NPI Number1972618312 (NPI-1 Individual Practitioner)
Provider / Legal NameGREGORY EDWARD CARTER, MD
Plain-English SpecialtyBoard-Certified Urologist (Urinary Tract, Kidney Stone & Prostate Surgeon)
NUCC Code: 208800000X (Urology)
Certifying / Licensing BodyAmerican Board of Urology (ABU)
Practice Location Address87 MEDICAL PARK DR STE A, BREVARD, NC, 28712-3210
Practice Telephone / FaxTel: (828) 883-5858 | Fax: (828) 884-3339
Administrative Mailing Address4205 BELFORT RD STE 4015, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32216-3623
Enumeration & Last SyncEnumerated: 2006-08-19 | CMS Record Updated: 2021-06-04

Clinic Location, Accessibility & Directions

📍 Practice Location & Patient Access

87 MEDICAL PARK DR STE A, BREVARD, NC, 28712-3210

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Plain-English Taxonomy & CMS Crosswalk (208800000X)

What Does Taxonomy Code 208800000X Mean?

In the HIPAA National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) classification, code 208800000X translates to:
"Board-Certified Urologist (Urinary Tract, Kidney Stone & Prostate Surgeon)"

CMS-1500 Medicare Specialty Crosswalk: CMS Code 34 (Physician/Urology)
Certifying / Accrediting Authority: American Board of Urology (ABU)
Clinical Scope: Kidney stones causing flank pain, blood in urine (hematuria), recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), prostate enlargement, or urinary incontinence.

Specialty Clinical Procedures & Therapeutic Classes

Standard Scope of Care (GREGORY EDWARD CARTER, MD)

Typical CPT / Diagnostic Procedures:
  • Diagnostic Cystourethroscopy (CPT 52000) & Urodynamic Flow Studies
  • Ureteroscopy with Holmium Laser Lithotripsy for Kidney Stones (CPT 52356)
  • Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL — CPT 50590)
  • Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening & Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy
Common Therapeutic Classes:
  • Alpha-Blockers (Tamsulosin, Alfuzosin) for BPH & Ureteral Stone Passage
  • 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors (Finasteride, Dutasteride)
  • Targeted Urinary Antimicrobials (Nitrofurantoin, Fosfomycin, Ciprofloxacin, Septra)

All Registered NUCC Taxonomies & State Licenses

Taxonomy Code & Plain-English DescriptionState License & Primary Status
208800000X — Urology
Plain English: Board-Certified Urologist (Urinary Tract, Kidney Stone & Prostate Surgeon)
State: FL | License: ME149607 | Primary: Yes (Primary)
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