In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Arizona, Dr. John Z. Carter, MD performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for blood differential tests, blood smear, cholesterol screening, free PSA test, lipid profile, susceptibility testing, and white blood cell (WBC) differential 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

complete blood count

phlebotomy for lab tests

preventive care

prostate-specific antigen test

screening PSA test

In 2023, Dr. John Z. Carter, MD performed more blood draw, complete blood count (CBC), phlebotomy for lab tests, preventive care, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, and screening PSA test procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Arizona.

Top 25%

By Volume:

flu shot

By Affordability:

glycated protein test

serum folate test

sex hormone binding globulin test

thyroid blood test

thyroid function tests

vitamin B12 test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Arizona, Dr. John Z. Carter, MD performed more flu shot procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for A1C test, diabetes management, diabetes screening, folic acid tests, glycated protein test, serum folate test, sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) test, thyroid blood test, thyroid function tests, and vitamin B12 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. John Z. Carter, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
aspiration	67
blood draw	979
breast exam	36
breast procedures	68
cardiac procedures	14
CT scan	27
diabetes management	188
doctor visit	1773
ear procedures	86
gynecologic procedures	36
hip imaging	13
hospital care	103
injections	67
inpatient care	103
lab tests	5137
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
musculoskeletal imaging	64
pelvic imaging	14
preventive care	1185
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	68
skin procedures	68
spinal procedures	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	86
thyroid function tests	716
ultrasound (sonogram)	27
vaccines	59
vascular procedures	27
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	49
women's imaging	68
X-rays	205

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Z. Carter, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
anorectal procedures	13
aspiration	72
blood draw	945
breast exam	66
breast procedures	68
cardiac procedures	14
diabetes management	213
doctor visit	1764
ear procedures	92
gynecologic procedures	66
injections	72
lab tests	5207
musculoskeletal imaging	55
preventive care	1210
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	55
skin procedures	55
thoracic (chest) imaging	54
thyroid function tests	702
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
vaccines	75
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	55
women's imaging	68
X-rays	177

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	578
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	110
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Z. Carter, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
anorectal procedures	42
aspiration	60
blood draw	1008
breast procedures	61
cardiac procedures	16
diabetes management	240
doctor visit	1852
ear procedures	80
injections	60
lab tests	5416
musculoskeletal imaging	45
preventive care	1491
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	53
skin procedures	53
thoracic (chest) imaging	50
thyroid function tests	748
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vaccines	179
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	43
women's imaging	61
X-rays	156

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	616
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	295
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	114
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	17
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Z. Carter, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	36
anorectal procedures	68
aspiration	76
blood draw	894
breast procedures	55
cardiac procedures	11
CT scan	25
diabetes management	261
doctor visit	1604
ear procedures	76
hip imaging	17
hospital care	126
injections	76
inpatient care	126
lab tests	5433
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
musculoskeletal imaging	54
pelvic imaging	25
preventive care	1568
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	46
skin procedures	46
spinal procedures	21
thoracic (chest) imaging	47
thyroid function tests	737
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	317
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	37
women's imaging	55
X-rays	156

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	660
Female	658

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1260
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	600
From 75 to 84	474
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Z. Carter, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	25
anorectal procedures	24
aspiration	75
blood draw	986
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	20
breast procedures	81
cardiac procedures	24
CT scan	14
diabetes management	258
doctor visit	1712
injections	75
lab tests	5879
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	45
musculoskeletal imaging	78
pelvic imaging	14
preventive care	1565
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	57
skin procedures	57
spinal procedures	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	54
thyroid function tests	820
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	271
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	58
women's imaging	81
X-rays	213

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	345
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	667
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	337
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	16
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Z. Carter, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	15
anorectal procedures	17
aspiration	97
blood draw	748
breast procedures	59
cardiac procedures	16
CT scan	15
diabetes management	165
doctor visit	1433
injections	97
lab tests	4455
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	42
pelvic imaging	15
preventive care	1024
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	34
skin procedures	34
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	40
thyroid function tests	547
vaccines	177
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	42
women's imaging	59
X-rays	141

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	576
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	15
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Z. Carter, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	29
aspiration	35
blood draw	512
breast procedures	36
diabetes management	67
doctor visit	917
injections	35
lab tests	2172
musculoskeletal imaging	36
preventive care	452
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	33
skin procedures	33
thyroid function tests	132
vaccines	143
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	36
women's imaging	36
X-rays	72

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	15
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Z. Carter, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
anorectal procedures	35
aspiration	28
blood draw	505
breast procedures	39
CT scan	12
diabetes management	70
doctor visit	904
injections	28
lab tests	2265
musculoskeletal imaging	25
pelvic imaging	12
preventive care	452
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
skin procedures	28
thyroid function tests	195
vaccines	119
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	25
women's imaging	39
X-rays	64

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	13
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Z. Carter, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	20
aspiration	34
blood draw	548
breast procedures	32
diabetes management	69
doctor visit	799
ear procedures	12
injections	34
lab tests	2313
musculoskeletal imaging	18
preventive care	474
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
skin procedures	22
thyroid function tests	147
vaccines	154
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	18
women's imaging	32
X-rays	50

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	14
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Z. Carter, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	515
breast procedures	35
diabetes management	73
doctor visit	763
injections	19
lab tests	2226
musculoskeletal imaging	21
preventive care	393
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
thyroid function tests	145
vaccines	90
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	21
women's imaging	35
X-rays	56

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	16
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Z. Carter, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
blood draw	515
breast procedures	28
diabetes management	65
doctor visit	634
injections	29
lab tests	2196
preventive care	382
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
thyroid function tests	128
vaccines	99
women's imaging	28
X-rays	28

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	46
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	15
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Z. Carter, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

abdominal imaging	18
anorectal procedures	31
aspiration	53
blood draw	741
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	20
breast exam	51
breast procedures	51
cardiac procedures	15
CT scan	18
diabetes management	151
doctor visit	1286
ear procedures	69
gynecologic procedures	51
hip imaging	15
hospital care	114
injections	53
inpatient care	114
lab tests	3881
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	23
musculoskeletal imaging	43
pelvic imaging	16
preventive care	926
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	38
skin procedures	38
spinal procedures	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	55
thyroid function tests	456
ultrasound (sonogram)	15
vaccines	153
vascular procedures	27
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	38
women's imaging	51
X-rays	119

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD.

**Gender**
Female	250
Male	240

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	468
Hispanic	4
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	24
75 to 84	187
Less than 65	2
65 to 74	214

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Z. Carter, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Z. Carter, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	14
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Education & Training

He has a state license in Arizona.

Licensed In: Arizona

Ratings & Reviews

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$361 ANORO $106	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $104	INCRUSE $59	SHINGRIX $35	TANZEUM $35	Other $22
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$334 XARELTO $181	INVOKANA $153
Pfizer Inc.	$293 ELIQUIS $104	PREVNAR - 13 $72	PREVNAR 20 $26	EUCRISA $22	COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS $18	Other $50
Novo Nordisk Inc	$281 Saxenda $111	Tresiba $70	Ozempic $27	Victoza $16	RYBELSUS $14	Other $43
Amgen Inc.	$271 Prolia $151	Repatha $102	Aimovig $18
Other	$3,036 Myrbetriq $128	UBRELVY $127	TOUJEO $126	Vascepa $124	Belviq $112	Other $2,418