NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bryant Thompson Virden, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Fort Smith, AR

Bryant Thompson Virden, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1891114385, issued on Apr 10, 2014. Check the license (Arkansas E-11565, 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
1891114385
Name
Bryant Thompson Virden
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
E-11565 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2713 S 74TH St Ste 203, Fort Smith, AR 72903
Phone
(479) 573-3130
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2014
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190625000860); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2713 S 74TH St Ste 203

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

  1. Venkata Vijaya Kumar Dalai, M.D., M.P.H.Psychiatry Physician1255741310

Verify Bryant Thompson Virden 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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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

391 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Bryant Virden391
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam42 claims
  2. Lamotrigine42 claims
  3. Clonazepam36 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate27 claims
  5. Hydroxyzine Hcl25 claims
  6. Clonidine Hcl24 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: $14.90

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bryant Virden$14.90
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. Mercy Clinic Fort Smith CommunitiesFort Smith, AR

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

Bryant Thompson Virden among 329 psychiatry physician records in Arkansas

Bryant Thompson Virden, M.D. is one of 329 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 151 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 329 psychiatry physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pearl Beguesse-Richardson, MDFort Smith, AR 729031437182649
  2. Ewa Beyga, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031942275151
  3. Donald Chambers, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031144254251
  4. Venkata Vijaya Kumar Dalai, M.D., M.P.H.Fort Smith, AR 729031255741310
  5. Rachel Fiori, MDFort Smith, AR 729031083887483
  6. Natalie Jordan, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031023252269
  7. William Kindrick, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031083858427
  8. Kristi Kindrick, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031194969584

Common questions

What is Bryant Thompson Virden, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bryant Thompson Virden, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891114385, issued on Apr 10, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bryant Thompson Virden, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2713 S 74TH St Ste 203, Fort Smith, AR, 72903. Phone: (479) 573-3130. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bryant Thompson Virden, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-11565, 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 Bryant Thompson Virden, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bryant Thompson Virden, M.D. had 391 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.