Dr. Peter Kurtz Carter , MD
Surgery • Dover, NH
789 Central Ave
Dover, NH 03820
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NPI assigned on June 27, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 271 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 135 service units.
- 11042 — Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less: 60 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 45 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 11 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2022:
- Santyl (Collagenase Clostridium Hist.) — 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Dover, NH (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 178. Middle half: 139 to 214.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in New Hampshire (2024, 109 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 163. Middle half: 82 to 271.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 996 in 2020 to 271 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
789 Central Ave
Dover, NH 03820
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Portsmouth, NH. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Mercy Hospital. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Tufts University School Of Medicine
1978
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
119 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $20,245 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $15,555 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
15 standardized 30-day fills in 2022
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$7,109 in 2022
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2022, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $60.00 in 2023
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023.
Years since graduation
48 years (graduated 1978)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1978 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Carter has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Carter as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Dover and New Hampshire
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Dover, NH (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 178. Middle half: 139 to 214.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in New Hampshire (2024, 109 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 163. Middle half: 82 to 271.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Dover, NH (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $20,770. Middle half: $16,526 to $28,210.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in New Hampshire (2024, 109 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $20,015. Middle half: $8,395 to $38,421.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Dover, NH (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,129. Middle half: $13,069 to $20,696.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in New Hampshire (2024, 109 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,119. Middle half: $6,000 to $29,681.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Carter are from 2022.
15 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Dover, NH (196 in New Hampshire).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Dover
13.3% of these 15 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
93.3% of these 15 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 73% from 996 in 2020 to 271 in 2024.
- 2020: 996
- 2021: 973
- 2022: 567
- 2023: 342
- 2024: 271
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 64% from $55,855 in 2020 to $20,245 in 2024.
- 2020: $55,855
- 2021: $59,481
- 2022: $37,186
- 2023: $26,626
- 2024: $20,245
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 64% from $43,712 in 2020 to $15,555 in 2024.
- 2020: $43,712
- 2021: $45,761
- 2022: $29,200
- 2023: $20,328
- 2024: $15,555
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 50% from 22 in 2016 to 11 in 2022.
- 2016: 22
- 2018: 53
- 2019: 33
- 2020: 49
- 2022: 11
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 32% from 22 in 2016 to 15 in 2022.
- 2016: 22
- 2018: 53
- 2019: 33
- 2020: 49
- 2022: 15
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $188 in 2016 to $7,109 in 2022.
- 2016: $188
- 2018: $719
- 2019: $371
- 2020: $996
- 2022: $7,109
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $46.32 in 2019 to $60.00 in 2023.
- 2019: $46.32
- 2020: $218.33
- 2023: $60.00
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2022), CMS Open Payments (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2023 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $60.00.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ORGANOGENESIS INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Puraply | General | $60.00 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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135 | 68 | $161.50 | $63.22 |
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11042
Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less
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60 | 40 | $276.00 | $57.46 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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45 | 35 | $227.87 | $93.12 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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20 | 20 | $332.95 | $127.62 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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11 | 11 | $318.45 | $138.13 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2022.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Santyl | Collagenase Clostridium Hist. | 11 | 450 | $7,108.74 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2022; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20080315000048
ME
1153386438
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Mercy Hospital
40 Park Rd, Westbrook, ME 040923188
Phone: 2078578174
Secondary Practice Locations
330 Borthwick Ave, Suite 308
Portsmouth, NH 038014174
Phone: 6034315242
330 Borthwick Ave, Suite 308
Portsmouth, NH 038014174
Phone: 6034315242
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 789 CENTRAL AVE, DOVER, NH 03820 (Tel: 6037402832)
Registered at 789 CENTRAL AVE, DOVER, NH 038202526 (Tel: 6037404478)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 330 BORTHWICK AVE, SUITE 308, PORTSMOUTH, NH 038014174 (Tel: 6034315242)
Registered at 330 BORTHWICK AVE, SUITE 308, PORTSMOUTH, NH 038014174 (Tel: 6034315242)
Recorded as PETER CARTER, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: ME 010237)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 330 BORTHWICK AVE, SUITE 308, PORTSMOUTH, NH 038014174 (Tel: 6034315242)
Registered at 330 BORTHWICK AVE, SUITE 308, PORTSMOUTH, NH 038014174 (Tel: 6034315242)
Recorded as PETER CARTER, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: NH 6896)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Dover
- Dr. Joseph Rodriguez, MD
- Dr. Jessica Schnur, MD
- Dr. Mary Fudge, MD
- Dr. John Britton, MD
- Dr. Patricia Auty, MD
- Dr. David Coppola, MD
Mailing Address
789 Central Ave
Dover, NH 038202526
Phone: 6037404478