NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Atul Kothari, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · North Little Rock, AR

Atul Kothari, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1265749626, issued on Sep 7, 2010. Check the license (Arkansas E8500, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265749626
Name
Atul Kothari
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License numbers
E8500 AR
E-8500 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3201 Springhill Dr Ste 350, North Little Rock, AR 72117
Phone
(501) 945-0392
Enumerated
Sep 7, 2010
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2026
Fax
(501) 235-2269
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140815002087); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3201 Springhill Dr Ste 350

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Zafirah Salman, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1003256835
  2. Soumya Thumma, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1568825289
  3. Bhavana VemulaEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1356792212
  4. Hassan Zeb, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1114302650

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

456 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Atul Kothari456
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Ceftriaxone104 claims
  2. Vancomycin Hcl77 claims
  3. Azithromycin27 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate27 claims
  5. Ethambutol Hcl22 claims
  6. Cefazolin Sodium18 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: $283.29

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Atul Kothari$283.29
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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

  1. Arkansas Health GroupNorth Little Rock, AR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Atul Kothari among 38 infectious disease physician records in Arkansas

Atul Kothari, MD is one of 38 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2010 among the 28 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 38 infectious disease physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amanda Novack, MDNorth Little Rock, AR 721171316100092
  2. Mallory Smith, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721161831465384
  3. Courtney Hicks, M.D.Searcy, AR 721431427391721
  4. Jeremy BariolaLittle Rock, AR 722051255546776
  5. Robert Bradsher, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051386734861
  6. Sandra Chai, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051881664159
  7. John Dietrich, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051417927807
  8. Dwight Lindley, M.D,Little Rock, AR 722051639149040

Common questions

What is Atul Kothari, MD's NPI number?

Atul Kothari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265749626, issued on Sep 7, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Atul Kothari, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3201 Springhill Dr Ste 350, North Little Rock, AR, 72117. Phone: (501) 945-0392. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Atul Kothari, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E8500, 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 Atul Kothari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Atul Kothari, MD had 456 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.