NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bao N. Dang, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Fort Smith, AR

Bao N. Dang, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1265450654, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E4971, 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
1265450654
Name
Bao N. Dang
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
E4971 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8600 S 36TH Ter, Fort Smith, AR 72908
Phone
(479) 709-7473
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 23, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(479) 709-7466
Medicaid IDs
162521001 AR
100845870A OK
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061205000328); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2000
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 8600 S 36TH Ter

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

  1. Randall Carson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1669469508
  2. Duane Lukasek, DOFamily Medicine Physician1588651418

Verify Bao N. Dang in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,211 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bao Dang5,211
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium328 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate222 claims
  3. Lisinopril210 claims
  4. Omeprazole164 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium134 claims
  6. Azithromycin130 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: $124.69

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bao Dang$124.69
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Baptist Health ServicesFort Smith, AR

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

Bao N. Dang among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas

Bao N. Dang, MD is one of 1,681 family medicine 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

103 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Smith

They are 103 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Randall Carson, MDFort Smith, AR 729081669469508
  2. Duane Lukasek, DOFort Smith, AR 729081588651418
  3. Laurie Fisher, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729041477523215
  4. Wanda McMicheal, MDFort Smith, AR 729041619994316
  5. Thinh Nguyen, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729041023278983
  6. Chansamone Phomakay, MDFort Smith, AR 729041477696284
  7. John Bowers, DOFort Smith, AR 729031285375253
  8. Wisam Chaudhary, MDFort Smith, AR 729031396448007

Common questions

What is Bao N. Dang, MD's NPI number?

Bao N. Dang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265450654, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bao N. Dang, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8600 S 36TH Ter, Fort Smith, AR, 72908. Phone: (479) 709-7473. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bao N. Dang, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E4971, 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 Bao N. Dang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bao N. Dang, MD had 5,211 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.