Charles M. Gooden, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Fort Smith, AR
Charles M. Gooden, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1558322016, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E-6422, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles M. Gooden
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- E-6422 AR
29487 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7001 Rogers Ave Ste 600, Fort Smith, AR 72903
- Phone
- (479) 573-3101
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2023
- Fax
- (479) 573-3102
- Medicaid ID
- 200298850A OK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100804000091); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 7001 Rogers Ave Ste 600
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kelsie BenavidesAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1033862883
- Haley Dehart, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1457016370
- Cristina Guerra, MDSurgery Physician1417930041
- Luke OrisonSurgical Physician Assistant1407694722
- Clyde Stauffer, DOSurgery Physician1669909255
Verify Charles M. Gooden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-6422Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
49 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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: $86.58
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Innovation Technologies Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- 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).
Surgery Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 284 surgery physician records in Arkansas.
Other surgery physician records in Arkansas
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- Sahibzada Ahmed, M.D.Booneville, AR1285631473
- Nabil Akkad, MDFort Smith, AR1477548485
- William Alexander, MDBatesville, AR1912976218
- John Alston, M.D.Springdale, AR1487664892
- Jonathan Altomar, M.D.Jonesboro, AR1306005905
- Cynthia Amram, MDFayetteville, AR1164763918
- Samuel Arnold, D OWarren, AR1164416640
- Abdelrahman AttiliLittle Rock, AR1588049712
- Ryan Banning, MDFort Smith, AR1356845051
Common questions
What is Charles M. Gooden, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles M. Gooden, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558322016, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles M. Gooden, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7001 Rogers Ave Ste 600, Fort Smith, AR, 72903. Phone: (479) 573-3101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles M. Gooden, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-6422, 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 Charles M. Gooden, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles M. Gooden, M.D. had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.