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Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Pediatrics (Child & Adolescent Medicine)

Baylor College of Medicine (2003)

380 West Broadway Boulevard
Jefferson City, TN 37760

(865) 475-4742

Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD is an internist in Jefferson City, TN specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and pediatrics (child & adolescent medicine). He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD is affiliated with East Tennessee Children's Hospital, CHAMPION PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC HALLS and SUMMIT MEDICAL GROUP, PLLC.

Office Locations

120 Hospital Drive Suite 130
Jefferson City, TN 37760

(865) 475-4742

(865) 262-0100

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East Tennessee Children's Hospital

380 West Broadway Boulevard
Jefferson City, TN 37760

(865) 475-4742

(833) 908-2080

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

preventive care

By Affordability:

liver function tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD performed more preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for liver function tests (LFTs) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

blood draw

creatinine urine test

lab tests

lipid profile

microalbumin urine test

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

metabolic panel

prostate-specific antigen test

serum folate test

thyroid blood test

thyroid function tests

urinalysis

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD performed more blood draw, creatinine urine test, lab tests, lipid profile, microalbumin urine test, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for metabolic panel, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, serum folate test, thyroid blood test, thyroid function tests, and urinalysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

A1C test

complete blood count

flu shot

By Affordability:

A1C test

blood count tests

cholesterol screening

coagulation tests

complete blood count

C-reactive protein testing

creatinine test

creatinine urine test

glycated protein test

immunization

iron tests

kidney function tests

lipid profile

magnesium test

prostate screening

prothrombin time test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD performed more A1C test, complete blood count (CBC), and flu shot procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for A1C test, blood count tests, cholesterol screening, coagulation (blood clotting) tests, complete blood count (CBC), C-reactive protein testing, creatinine test, creatinine urine test, diabetes management, diabetes screening, flu shot, flu vaccine, folic acid tests, glycated protein test, immunization (preventive vaccines), iron tests, kidney function tests, lipid profile, magnesium test, prostate screening, prothrombin time (PT) test, screening PSA test, total PSA test, vaccines, vitamin B12 test, and vitamin D test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD treated as an internist in Jefferson City, TN during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
blood draw	568
diabetes management	138
doctor visit	1074
hospital care	218
injections	17
inpatient care	201
lab tests	2109
nursing home care	168
outpatient care	17
preventive care	752
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
thoracic (chest) imaging	20
thyroid function tests	113
vaccines	120
X-rays	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD treated as an internist in Jefferson City, TN during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
blood draw	564
diabetes management	154
doctor visit	1117
hospital care	186
injections	33
inpatient care	174
lab tests	2143
nursing home care	105
outpatient care	12
preventive care	802
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	20
thyroid function tests	126
vaccines	129
X-rays	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	385

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	681
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	133
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	20
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD treated as an internist in Jefferson City, TN during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
blood draw	639
diabetes management	195
doctor visit	1261
hospital care	17
injections	32
inpatient care	17
lab tests	2428
nursing home care	94
preventive care	900
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	31
thyroid function tests	155
vaccines	130
X-rays	31

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	650
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	123
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	35
Dementia	19
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD treated as an internist in Jefferson City, TN during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	36
blood draw	635
diabetes management	190
diagnostic evaluation	12
doctor visit	1215
injections	36
lab tests	2545
nursing home care	54
preventive care	969
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	38
thyroid function tests	173
vaccines	226
X-rays	38

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	598
Female	708

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1268
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	526
From 75 to 84	376
85 and over	252
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD treated as an internist in Jefferson City, TN during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
blood draw	645
diabetes management	193
diagnostic evaluation	13
doctor visit	1213
injections	56
lab tests	2602
pain management	19
preventive care	954
rehabilitation	65
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	32
thyroid function tests	235
vaccines	200
X-rays	45

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	351

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	650
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	102
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD treated as an internist in Jefferson City, TN during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
blood draw	676
diabetes management	206
doctor visit	1160
eye procedures	12
hospital care	35
injections	38
inpatient care	35
lab tests	2535
pain management	16
preventive care	949
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
thyroid function tests	196
vaccines	151
X-rays	27

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	640
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	283
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	96
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD treated as an internist in Jefferson City, TN during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
blood draw	676
diabetes management	208
doctor visit	1162
injections	31
lab tests	2482
preventive care	927
thyroid function tests	198
vaccines	146

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	513
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	68
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD treated as an internist in Jefferson City, TN during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
blood draw	668
diabetes management	241
doctor visit	1120
injections	40
lab tests	2555
pain management	14
preventive care	941
thyroid function tests	206
vaccines	140

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	546
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	72
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD treated as an internist in Jefferson City, TN during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
blood draw	580
diabetes management	211
doctor visit	926
injections	23
lab tests	2258
preventive care	735
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
thyroid function tests	206
vaccines	28

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	64
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD treated as an internist in Jefferson City, TN during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
blood draw	671
diabetes management	234
doctor visit	982
injections	26
lab tests	2525
preventive care	800
thyroid function tests	251
vaccines	22

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	46
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD treated as an internist in Jefferson City, TN during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	36
blood draw	652
cardiac procedures	11
diabetes management	236
doctor visit	946
injections	55
lab tests	2445
pain management	19
preventive care	752
thyroid function tests	222
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	363
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	44
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD treated as an internist in Jefferson City, TN were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

aspiration	29
blood draw	634
cardiac procedures	11
diabetes management	200
diagnostic evaluation	12
doctor visit	1106
eye procedures	12
hospital care	114
injections	35
inpatient care	106
lab tests	2420
nursing home care	105
outpatient care	14
pain management	17
preventive care	861
rehabilitation	65
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	28
thyroid function tests	189
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	129
X-rays	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	565
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	184
85 and over	90
Less than 65	70
65 to 74	240

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 2003. He has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine (2003)

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

East Tennessee Children's Hospital

CHAMPION PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC HALLS

SUMMIT MEDICAL GROUP, PLLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Richard B. Carter JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$389 BEXSERO $134	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $84	SHINGRIX $42	LEVITRA $24	BREO $24	Other $80
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$216 ENTRESTO $167	LEQVIO $27	$22
Pfizer Inc.	$154 NURTEC ODT $54	TRUMENBA $25	ELIQUIS $16	VIAGRA $14	EUCRISA $12	Other $34
Covidien LP	$149 iDrive Ultra $149
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$148 Spiriva $75	JARDIANCE $73
Other	$854 FARXIGA $129	FreeStyle Libre Pro $85	Ozempic $61	AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $52	TOUJEO $43	Other $484

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,898
Education	$13

Biography

Dr. Richard Carter is a graduate of Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Carter is professionally affiliated with East Tennessee Children's Hospital.

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