Chris Aponte, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Barling, AR
Chris Aponte, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Barling, Arkansas, and NPI 1962961995, issued on Mar 19, 2019. Check the license (Arkansas E-15111, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris Aponte
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- E-15111 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7003 Chad Colley Blvd, Barling, AR 72923
- Phone
- (479) 431-3500
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2022
- Fax
- (479) 452-2098
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220704000256); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 7003 Chad Colley Blvd
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Verify Chris Aponte in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-15111Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,539 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium79 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium68 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen41 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate41 claims
- Lisinopril40 claims
- Metformin Hcl40 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: $286.11
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. 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.
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).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Barling
They are 6 of the 317 NPPES records with a practice address in Barling, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
All 6 in Barling → All 1,681 in Arkansas → Every provider in Barling →
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Common questions
What is Chris Aponte, MD's NPI number?
Chris Aponte, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962961995, issued on Mar 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris Aponte, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7003 Chad Colley Blvd, Barling, AR, 72923. Phone: (479) 431-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris Aponte, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-15111, 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 Chris Aponte, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris Aponte, MD had 1,539 Medicare Part D claims for 164 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.