Carrie Lou B Charlton
Emergency Medicine · Santa Rosa
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 16 years
- Boston University School of Medicine, 2010
Offices
1 location · Providence Medical Foundation · 1,461 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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California Medical Board record
Licence A119995 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2012 · expires 2027-11-30 · Boston University School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
School, training and certification
What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.
Specialty certification
- American Board of Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Providence, which runs 54 hospitals in 7 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 69% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.375, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.375 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.19 (0.26 to 2.13) · 1,736 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.76 (0.48 to 1.03) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 181.27 (137.92 to 224.62) · 109 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 72 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.8 · 129 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.3 · 226 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.2 · 530 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.2 · 448 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.3 · 245 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.2 · 2,733 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.22 (0.03 to 0.4) · 8,115 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.04 to 0.41) · 8,057 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.37 (0.56 to 4.18) · 2,186 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.59 (0.1 to 3.08) · 772 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.27 (0.9 to 3.63) · 1,999 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 5.74 (0.06 to 11.42) · 810 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.04 (0.53 to 7.55) · 768 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.8 (0.38 to 3.21) · 401 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.46 (0 to 1) · 7,051 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.3 · 77 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.915 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.552 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.297 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.353 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.1 · 288 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 489 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 0.4 · 259 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -0.4 · 580 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 7.5 · 456 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.2 · 431 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.4 (4.9 to 8.3) · 584 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.3 (8.2 to 12.7) · 584 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 72 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.4 · 64 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.2 · 133 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.5 (10.8 to 16.7) · 2,810 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (1 to 1.5) · 780 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (473 patients answered, 23% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 71% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 85% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 66% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 68% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 37% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 69% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 45% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$56,112
Medicare paid this office $56,112 for 397 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 190 | $26,172 | $136 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 89 | $15,079 | $169 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 113 | $10,970 | $95 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 125 | $872 | $7 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 12 | $732 | $56 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Removal of nail tissue | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
397 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Under 65 12% · 85 and older 24% · Women 58% · Also on Medicaid 38% · Health risk score 2.25. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 42% · Heart failure 39% · Depression 38% · Atrial fibrillation 36% · Chronic kidney disease 35% · COPD 29% · Diabetes 28% · Dementia 22% · Stroke 19% · Cancer 18%.
The office billed $422,376, Medicare allowed $71,017 and paid $56,112; for 572 services of 24 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 397 | 572 | 76 | 2.25 | $422,376 | $56,112 |
| 2023 | 362 | 528 | 77 | 1.93 | $283,048 | $56,148 |
| 2022 | 419 | 678 | 75 | 2.07 | $328,711 | $73,395 |
| 2021 | 362 | 587 | 73 | 1.86 | $256,652 | $59,137 |
| 2020 | 432 | 699 | 72 | 2.31 | $297,033 | $65,505 |
| 2019 | 489 | 789 | 74 | 2.25 | $345,263 | $68,813 |
| 2018 | 394 | 635 | 73 | 2.03 | $281,335 | $54,313 |
| 2017 | 294 | 476 | 72 | 1.96 | $199,459 | $38,298 |
| 2016 | 272 | 407 | 74 | 3.07 | $206,898 | $36,327 |
| 2015 | 712 | 1,208 | 73 | 3.00 | $589,409 | $102,370 |
| 2014 | 640 | 1,047 | 74 | 2.69 | $492,056 | $86,333 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 177 | $25,823 | $143 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 89 | $16,285 | $183 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 88 | $8,624 | $98 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 12 | $1,557 | $104 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 14 | $799 | $57 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 100 | $736 | $7 |
2022: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 252 | $42,388 | $164 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 71 | $15,285 | $215 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 60 | $6,376 | $103 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 43 | $2,679 | $60 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 12 | $1,456 | $112 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 179 | $1,323 | $7 |
2021: 7 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 199 | $32,327 | $160 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 58 | $12,726 | $219 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 58 | $5,776 | $100 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 41 | $2,437 | $59 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 11 | $1,382 | $115 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 164 | $1,156 | $7 |
| Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making | 12 | $351 | $29 |
2020: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 247 | $37,947 | $151 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 55 | $11,494 | $209 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 70 | $6,719 | $96 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 49 | $2,595 | $53 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 199 | $1,531 | $8 |
| Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making | 13 | $466 | $36 |
2019: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 286 | $40,874 | $138 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 56 | $10,462 | $184 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 83 | $8,252 | $96 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 46 | $2,330 | $51 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 22 | $1,885 | $86 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 211 | $1,575 | $7 |
2018: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 218 | $30,840 | $138 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 56 | $10,107 | $180 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 69 | $6,162 | $89 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 29 | $1,391 | $48 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 172 | $1,253 | $7 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 17 | $1,200 | $71 |
2017: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 153 | $21,343 | $138 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 31 | $5,951 | $180 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 46 | $4,230 | $90 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 41 | $2,182 | $50 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 130 | $983 | $7 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 11 | $978 | $89 |
2016: 5 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 175 | $25,254 | $143 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 55 | $5,410 | $98 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 15 | $2,827 | $188 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 21 | $1,001 | $48 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 117 | $864 | $7 |
2015: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 478 | $71,179 | $145 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 131 | $12,612 | $96 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 37 | $6,900 | $186 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 65 | $3,230 | $49 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 380 | $2,854 | $7 |
| Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope | 11 | $1,032 | $94 |
2014: 5 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 399 | $57,177 | $142 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 146 | $13,899 | $95 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 30 | $5,571 | $186 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 64 | $3,431 | $50 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 315 | $2,449 | $7 |
Medicaid work
$30,570 in 2024
Medicaid paid $30,570 for 312 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 46 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 239 | $20,865 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 73 | $9,706 |
| 2024 | 312 | 2 | 46 | $30,570 |
| 2023 | 300 | 2 | 40 | $27,105 |
| 2022 | 393 | 3 | 21 | $36,881 |
| 2021 | 175 | 3 | 21 | $18,309 |
| 2020 | 310 | 4 | 25 | $25,422 |
| 2019 | 423 | 5 | 53 | $38,769 |
| 2018 | 285 | 3 | 22 | $28,286 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 285 | $25,031 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 15 | $2,074 |
2022
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 118 | $16,276 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 155 | $13,719 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 120 | $6,886 |
2021
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 90 | $12,018 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 49 | $4,217 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 36 | $2,074 |
2020
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 137 | $16,559 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 59 | $4,511 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 76 | $3,770 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 38 | $583 |
2019
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 169 | $23,053 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 89 | $7,792 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 85 | $4,844 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 67 | $2,844 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 13 | $237 |
2018
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 118 | $16,417 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 76 | $6,665 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 91 | $5,205 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$6,146
Pharmacies billed $6,146 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 25% of their Part D prescriptions (48 of 196) in 2024. A higher opioid share than 9 in 10 peers; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 12%.
184 generic and 12 brand-name prescriptions · $6,146 in drug cost · 71 antibiotic prescriptions to 57 people.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Cephalexin | 28 | $184 | $7 |
| Tramadol | 38 | $82 | $2 |
| Azithromycin | 11 | $68 | $6 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 196 | 138 | 25% (48) | 6% | $6,146 |
| 2023 | 220 | 143 | 28% (61) | None | $4,117 |
| 2022 | 146 | 101 | 30% (44) | None | $2,674 |
| 2021 | 143 | 94 | 31% (44) | None | $2,186 |
| 2020 | 142 | 99 | 26% (37) | None | $2,520 |
| 2019 | 171 | 116 | 26% (44) | None | $2,150 |
| 2018 | 125 | 97 | 29% (36) | None | $2,070 |
| 2017 | 97 | 65 | 16% (15) | 13% | $2,719 |
| 2016 | 40 | 29 | 35% (14) | None | $452 |
| 2015 | 135 | 96 | 34% (46) | None | $1,561 |
| 2014 | 144 | 94 | 38% (54) | 10% | $2,032 |
| 2013 | 91 | 62 | 29% (26) | 12% | $2,065 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 4 drugs
| Ondansetron Odt | 18 | $180 | $10 |
| Cephalexin | 15 | $169 | $11 |
| Tramadol | 39 | $119 | $3 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 13 | $104 | $8 |
2022: 2 drugs
| Cephalexin | 16 | $149 | $9 |
| Tramadol | 31 | $93 | $3 |
2021: 4 drugs
| Cephalexin | 23 | $231 | $10 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 11 | $124 | $11 |
| Tramadol | 30 | $88 | $3 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 12 | $80 | $7 |
2020: 3 drugs
| Cephalexin | 16 | $118 | $7 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 13 | $79 | $6 |
| Tramadol | 21 | $57 | $3 |
2019: 4 drugs
| Cephalexin | 25 | $224 | $9 |
| Ondansetron Odt | 11 | $177 | $16 |
| Tramadol | 30 | $121 | $4 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 11 | $77 | $7 |
2018: 2 drugs
| Cephalexin | 18 | $173 | $10 |
| Tramadol | 24 | $105 | $4 |
2017: 1 drug
| Cephalexin | 12 | $79 | $7 |
2015: 3 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 20 | $93 | $5 |
| Cephalexin | 12 | $84 | $7 |
| Tramadol | 19 | $41 | $2 |
2014: 2 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 35 | $235 | $7 |
| Cephalexin | 19 | $203 | $11 |
2013: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 15 | $97 | $6 |
Money from drug and device companies
$97 in 2019
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Haemonetics | Teg | $97 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Haemonetics | Meals · 2019-08-14 | Teg | $97 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1891011847
- Licence
- CA A119995California A119995: Current · expires 2027-11-30
- Trained
- Boston University School of Medicine, 2010 · 16 years ago
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
- Mailing address
- 11234 Anderson St, Gme Office Cp 21005, Loma Linda, CA, 92354
- NPI first listed
- 2010-04-15
- NPI last updated
- 2021-10-20
- NPI record certified
- 2021-10-20
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
This office lists an electronic records connection.