NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Darryl W. Eckes, MD

Surgery Physician · Fort Smith, AR

Darryl W. Eckes, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1982635991, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E-1384, 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
1982635991
Name
Darryl W. Eckes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
E-1384 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7001 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72903
Phone
(479) 274-5100
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(479) 274-5179
Medicaid ID
131865001 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091215000077); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 1990
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 7001 Rogers Ave

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

  1. Sinclair Armstrong, MDUrology Physician1861435752
  2. Timothy Bell, D.O.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1740224831
  3. Elizabeth Bennett, APRNFamily Medicine Physician1659912855
  4. Jeffry Blackwell, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1568620540
  5. Jody Bradshaw, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1972722205
  6. Christopher Coleman, MDSurgery Physician1962430504

Verify Darryl W. Eckes 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: $104.71

5 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.

  1. Darryl Eckes$104.71
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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).

Darryl W. Eckes among 284 surgery physician records in Arkansas

Darryl W. Eckes, MD is one of 284 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 79% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 178 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 284 surgery physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Coleman, MDFort Smith, AR 729031962430504
  2. Jonathan Ferrari, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031417264250
  3. Charles Gooden, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031558322016
  4. Raymond Goodman, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031013960442
  5. Cristina Guerra, MDFort Smith, AR 729031417930041
  6. David Hunton, MDFort Smith, AR 729031164441432
  7. Thomas Kelly, MDFort Smith, AR 729031487673216
  8. Stephen Seffense, MDFort Smith, AR 729031336158005

Common questions

What is Darryl W. Eckes, MD's NPI number?

Darryl W. Eckes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982635991, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Darryl W. Eckes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7001 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR, 72903. Phone: (479) 274-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Darryl W. Eckes, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-1384, 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.