David A. Sterling, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · Little Rock, AR
David A. Sterling, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1801327051, issued on Mar 21, 2017. Check the license (Arkansas E-16628, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David A. Sterling
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- E-16628 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4100 Outpatient Circle #616, Little Rock, AR 72205
- Phone
- (501) 686-6324
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2023
- Fax
- (501) 686-5855
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230913001125); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4100 Outpatient Circle #616
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David A. Sterling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-16628Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $107.78
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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
- 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).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Arkansas
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Common questions
What is David A. Sterling, M.D.'s NPI number?
David A. Sterling, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801327051, issued on Mar 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David A. Sterling, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4100 Outpatient Circle #616, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 686-6324. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David A. Sterling, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-16628, 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.
What is David A. Sterling, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.