Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Russell W Carter, DO

Individual provider Gastroenterology Physician · NPI 1912976085

Russell W Carter, DO practises Gastroenterology in Paducah, Kentucky. Graduated from Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1990, 36 years ago. Practices with Baptist Health Medical Group Inc, a 2,445-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Illinois and Kentucky.

Years since qualifying
36
Trained at
Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Licensed in
IL, KY
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

2605 Kentucky Ave Ste 202
Paducah, KY 42003-3800
Phone: (270) 415-4690
Fax: (270) 415-4691
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Specialties & licences

Gastroenterology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RG0100X · Licence 02476 (KY)
Gastroenterology Physician Taxonomy 207RG0100X · Licence 036102415 (IL)

Record details

NPI number1912976085
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 14, 2006
Last updated in NPPESDecember 7, 2020
Certification dateDecember 7, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGASTROENTEROLOGY
Medical schoolOHIO UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Graduated 1990 (36 years in practice)
Group practice Baptist Health Medical Group Inc — 2445 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Colonoscopy 180 times · 92nd percentile
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 131 times · 82nd percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients600
Services billed 853 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $2,589 120 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Baptist Health Paducah Hospital · Paducah, KY
  • Jackson Purchase Medical Center Hospital · Mayfield, KY

Colleagues at Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2445 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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