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Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD

Accepting New Patients

(75 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

703 E Marshall Avenue Suite 1001
Longview, TX 75601

(903) 753-7291

Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD is an internist in Longview, TX specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health.

Office Locations

703 E Marshall Avenue Suite 1001
Longview, TX 75601

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In The News

“The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the nurses and staff at Texas Oncology of Longview, Texas, Dr. Larry Frase, Dr. Carl Earnest, Dr. Gautam Baskaran, and Lifecare Hospice for their...”—"Obituary - Vennis Travis Bass", Bossier Press-Tribune, April 2019

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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. Carl Richard Earnest, MD treated as an internist in Longview, TX during 2012 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1518
diabetes management	394
doctor visit	2822
ear procedures	19
hospital care	2634
injections	33
inpatient care	2515
lab tests	4209
musculoskeletal imaging	48
nursing home care	68
outpatient care	119
preventive care	1355
thoracic (chest) imaging	34
thyroid function tests	234
vaccines	25
X-rays	82

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD treated as an internist in Longview, TX during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1444
cardiac procedures	11
diabetes management	357
doctor visit	2604
ear procedures	19
hospital care	2080
injections	34
inpatient care	2007
lab tests	3935
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	30
nursing home care	25
outpatient care	73
preventive care	1229
spinal procedures	11
stress testing	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	34
thyroid function tests	209
vaccines	24
X-rays	64

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	610

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	982
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	409
From 75 to 84	408
85 and over	186
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD treated as an internist in Longview, TX during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1488
diabetes management	377
doctor visit	2634
ear procedures	24
hospital care	2108
injections	52
inpatient care	1990
lab tests	4154
musculoskeletal imaging	65
nursing home care	37
outpatient care	118
preventive care	1280
thoracic (chest) imaging	40
thyroid function tests	263
vaccines	70
X-rays	105

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD.

**Gender**
Male	468
Female	613

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	975
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	412
From 75 to 84	396
85 and over	184
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD treated as an internist in Longview, TX during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1442
diabetes management	390
doctor visit	2410
hospital care	2134
injections	35
inpatient care	1995
lab tests	4243
musculoskeletal imaging	34
outpatient care	139
preventive care	1371
thoracic (chest) imaging	29
thyroid function tests	252
vaccines	84
X-rays	63

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD.

**Gender**
Male	980
Female	1314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2086
Black	162
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	856
From 75 to 84	880
85 and over	404
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD treated as an internist in Longview, TX during 2016 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1245
diabetes management	360
doctor visit	2172
hospital care	2257
injections	37
inpatient care	2175
lab tests	3582
musculoskeletal imaging	19
outpatient care	82
preventive care	1299
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
thyroid function tests	172
vaccines	160
X-rays	33

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD.

**Gender**
Male	461
Female	628

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	993
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	406
From 75 to 84	405
85 and over	216
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD treated as an internist in Longview, TX during 2017 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	1229
diabetes management	188
doctor visit	1422
hospital care	1813
injections	43
inpatient care	1762
lab tests	2037
outpatient care	51
preventive care	794
thyroid function tests	80
vaccines	156

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD.

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	563

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	947
Black	61
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	392
From 75 to 84	400
85 and over	188
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD treated as an internist in Longview, TX during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	505
doctor visit	1238
hospital care	1630
inpatient care	1603
lab tests	243
outpatient care	27
preventive care	91
vaccines	68

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD.

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	522

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	881
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	363
85 and over	194
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD treated as an internist in Longview, TX during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
doctor visit	1175
hospital care	1782
injections	17
inpatient care	1764
outpatient care	18
preventive care	24

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD.

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	529

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	893
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	357
From 75 to 84	371
85 and over	188
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD treated as an internist in Longview, TX during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	1013
hospital care	1928
injections	23
inpatient care	1881
outpatient care	47
preventive care	20

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD.

**Gender**
Male	418
Female	499

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	837
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	341
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	190
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD treated as an internist in Longview, TX during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	943
hospital care	1147
injections	23
inpatient care	1109
outpatient care	38
preventive care	18

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD.

**Gender**
Male	369
Female	449

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	768
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	160
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD treated as an internist in Longview, TX during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	956
hospital care	1133
injections	19
inpatient care	1133
preventive care	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD.

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	764
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	338
85 and over	167
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD treated as an internist in Longview, TX were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

aspiration	19
blood draw	1267
cardiac procedures	11
diabetes management	344
doctor visit	1762
ear procedures	20
hospital care	1876
injections	31
inpatient care	1812
lab tests	3200
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	39
nursing home care	43
outpatient care	71
preventive care	681
spinal procedures	11
stress testing	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	30
thyroid function tests	201
vaccines	83
X-rays	69

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD.

**Gender**
Male	441
Female	562

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	63
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	920
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	384
85 and over	188
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	371

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He completed residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Texas True Choice, Humana ChoiceCare Network, HealthSpring, Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Advantage, USA Managed Care Organization, HealthSmart, Amerigroup, TriWest, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Cigna, Blue California, Superior Health Plan, United Healthcare Community Plan (AmeriChoice), Blue Choice, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Procare Advantage, LLC, Texas Childrens Health Plan, Brookshire Bros, Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP) and CHRISTUS Health Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Texas True Choice

Humana ChoiceCare Network

HealthSpring

Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Advantage

USA Managed Care Organization

HealthSmart

Amerigroup

TriWest

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Cigna

Blue California

Superior Health Plan

United Healthcare Community Plan (AmeriChoice)

Blue Choice

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Procare Advantage, LLC

Texas Childrens Health Plan

Brookshire Bros

Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)

CHRISTUS Health Plan

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.93 out of 5 stars based on 75 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Carl Richard Earnest, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Longview, TX.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,544 Tresiba $447	Victoza $401	Ozempic $318	Saxenda $145	Xultophy 100/3.6 $115	Other $117
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,347 FARXIGA $632	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $194	SYMBICORT $136	BYDUREON WEEKLY $63	BYDUREON PEN $57	Other $263
Pfizer Inc.	$915 ELIQUIS $453	COLOGUARD $92	VIAGRA $83	PREVNAR - 13 $77	EUCRISA $70	Other $141
Amgen Inc.	$846 Repatha $607	Aimovig $125	Prolia $114
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$810 XARELTO $431	INVOKANA $373	$6
Other	$5,230 TOUJEO $365	Vascepa $237	VRAYLAR $219	ELIQUIS $208	BASAGLAR $205	Other $3,996

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$10,520
Education	$172

Biography

Dr. Carl Earnest is affiliated with CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. Dr. Earnest graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. His training includes a residency program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Dr. Earnest is in-network for several insurance carriers, including Amerigroup, Blue California, and HealthSmart. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Longview, TX.