NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bassam N. Shukrallah, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Little Rock, AR

Bassam N. Shukrallah, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1205977634, issued on Feb 9, 2007. Check the license (Arkansas E-16164, 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
1205977634
Name
Bassam N. Shukrallah
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
E-16164 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9601 Baptist Health Dr Ste 200, Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone
(501) 223-2860
Enumerated
Feb 9, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2025
Fax
(501) 223-2258
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230216001914); 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 9601 Baptist Health Dr Ste 200

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

  1. Jennifer Greeno-Fletcher, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1356088256
  2. Mark Hardin, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1861697815
  3. Pouya Hemmati, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1932589850
  4. Faiza Khan, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1578958963
  5. Daniel Kim, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1639444904
  6. Rachelle MartinAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1952298564

Verify Bassam N. Shukrallah 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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Industry payments in 2024: $17,912.14

39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bassam Shukrallah$17,912
  2. Specialty average$7,829

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Arkansas Health GroupLittle Rock, AR
  2. University OF Arkansas For Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR

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

Bassam N. Shukrallah among 55 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arkansas

Bassam N. Shukrallah, MD is one of 55 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 1998 among the 36 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 55 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brett Alberty, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051518009000
  2. Frank Bauer, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051902982754
  3. John Busby, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051578529970
  4. David Dean, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051790744811
  5. Mark Hardin, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051861697815
  6. Thomas Hoffmann, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051619939220
  7. Frederick Meadors, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051699851436
  8. Aytekin Ozdemir, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051851481428

Common questions

What is Bassam N. Shukrallah, MD's NPI number?

Bassam N. Shukrallah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205977634, issued on Feb 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bassam N. Shukrallah, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9601 Baptist Health Dr Ste 200, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 223-2860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bassam N. Shukrallah, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-16164, 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.

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.