Arturo A. Meade, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Fort Smith, AR
Arturo A. Meade, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1639166556, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas E0470, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arturo A. Meade
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- E0470 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Towson Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72901
- Phone
- (479) 709-7402
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (479) 709-6809
- Medicaid IDs
- 127254001 AR
100248900D OK - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040922001187); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arturo A. Meade in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E0470Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
4,205 Medicare Part D claims for 680 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta860 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa444 claims
- Prednisone299 claims
- Breo Ellipta224 claims
- Ventolin Hfa224 claims
- Azithromycin159 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $837.86
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baptist Health ServicesFort Smith, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arturo A. Meade among 112 pulmonary disease physician records in Arkansas
Arturo A. Meade, MD is one of 112 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 87 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 112 pulmonary disease physician records in Arkansas.
All 112 in Arkansas → Every provider in Fort Smith → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mishala Bateman, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011659758753
- Daphne Macbruce, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031780966937
- Muhammad Mir, M.DFort Smith, AR 729031538460951
- Francisco Tamayo, MDFort Smith, AR 729031982691804
- Sarikun Tjandra, MDFort Smith, AR 729031891704227
- Blaine Winterton, DOFort Smith, AR 729031154983237
- Adebayo Fasanya, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729041508111212
- Fidel Davila, MDRussellville, AR 728011841488392
Common questions
What is Arturo A. Meade, MD's NPI number?
Arturo A. Meade, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639166556, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arturo A. Meade, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Towson Ave, Fort Smith, AR, 72901. Phone: (479) 709-7402. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arturo A. Meade, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E0470, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Arturo A. Meade, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arturo A. Meade, MD had 4,205 Medicare Part D claims for 680 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.