Carson M. Close, PA-C
Physician Assistants (Physician Assistant)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 409
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Physician Assistant primary
UT license 12262766-1206 · NC license 0010-05928
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Intermountain Health Mckay-Dee Hospital Ogden, UT
- Ogden Regional Medical Center Ogden, UT
Medical groups
- Ogden Clinic PC (111 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 409
- Services billed
- 6,946
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 326 | 231 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 228 | 149 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 176 | 121 |
| Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | 135 | 100 |
| Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | 102 | 84 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 88 | 88 |
| Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) | 71 | 64 |
| Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 68 | 59 |
| Hemoglobin a1c level | 64 | 50 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 58 | 54 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 17 companies reported 39 payments worth $636 in total to this clinician.
| AbbVie Inc. | $150 |
|---|---|
| Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $67.87 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $60.70 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $54.05 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $51.67 |
| Amgen Inc. | $39.74 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | $27.20 |
| Lundbeck LLC | $23.79 |
| Food and Beverage | $636 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.