Dr Carter George Contact Details

Dr Richard Carter is a rheumatologist with rooms at Mediclinic George. Rheumatology is one of the scarcer specialities in South Africa – there are only a few dozen registered rheumatologists in the country and very few outside the major centres – so a rheumatologist based on the Garden Route serves a wide catchment and waiting times reflect that.

Official contact channels

Rooms: 044 801 5700
Email: admin@rcarter.co.za – the practice administration mailbox.
Mediclinic emergency number: 084 124, for emergencies only and not for appointments.

Rheumatology is a referral speciality. Bring a referral letter from your GP together with any blood results and X-rays already taken, because repeating them wastes both a consultation and your medical scheme benefits.

What this organisation provides

Rheumatology – the diagnosis and long-term management of inflammatory and autoimmune conditions affecting joints, muscles and connective tissue, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, lupus, gout and vasculitis.
Rheumatologists treat medically rather than surgically. Joint replacement is orthopaedic work; the rheumatologist manages the disease that damages the joint.
Qualifications published by Mediclinic: MBChB, University of the Free State, 2010; FCP (SA), Colleges of Medicine, 2017; MMed (Internal Medicine), University of the Free State, 2018; Certificate in Rheumatology (SA), Colleges of Medicine, 2021.
The certificate in rheumatology is a sub-speciality qualification taken after full registration as a physician, which is why the training sequence runs internal medicine first and rheumatology after.

Timing matters more in this speciality than in most. In inflammatory arthritis there is a window early in the disease during which treatment can prevent permanent joint damage. A months-long wait for a referral is not neutral, so if a GP suspects inflammatory arthritis, press for the referral rather than waiting to see whether it settles.

Address and operating information

Mediclinic George, Room 102, 2 Heron Street, George, 6529
The rooms are within the Mediclinic George hospital building.
Consulting hours are not published; specialist rooms run on appointment only during weekday business hours.
HPCSA registration number: MP0727695
Practice number: 0310000990930, which your medical scheme needs for claims and authorisations.

Support and escalation routes

Appointments, accounts and referral queries go through the rooms number or the admin mailbox above, not the hospital switchboard.
Several rheumatic conditions are Prescribed Minimum Benefits. Rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus are on the chronic disease list, which means your scheme must fund their diagnosis, treatment and care regardless of benefit depletion, subject to using designated providers and treatment protocols. If a scheme refuses on the grounds that your savings are exhausted, that is worth challenging.
Biologic and advanced therapies generally need pre-authorisation and motivation from the specialist. A refusal can be appealed internally to the scheme first.
Unresolved scheme disputes, including PMB refusals, go to the Council for Medical Schemes, which is the regulator for medical schemes.
Complaints about professional conduct or standard of care go to the Health Professions Council of South Africa on 012 389 9300.
Complaints about the hospital rather than the specialist go to Mediclinic George. Specialists in private hospitals are independent practitioners who bill separately, so hospital and specialist accounts and complaints are handled separately.

Sources

Mediclinic Southern Africa doctor directory profile for Dr Richard Carter, mediclinic.co.za, read 4 September 2026 – speciality, rooms address, telephone number, practice mailbox, qualifications, HPCSA registration number, practice number and the Mediclinic emergency number.
HPCSA published switchboard number, hpcsa.co.za.