NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward L. Pillow, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Helena, AR

Edward L. Pillow, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Helena, Arkansas, and NPI 1659387181, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E4870, 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
1659387181
Name
Edward L. Pillow
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
E4870 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Shirley Hicks Dr, Helena, AR 72342
Phone
(870) 572-5996
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 19, 2023
Fax
(870) 572-4471
Medicaid ID
162838001 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070113000037); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2002
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 101 Shirley Hicks Dr

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

  1. Tiffany Boelens, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1831780097
  2. Lindsay Hudson, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1326565607
  3. James Pillow, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1588698906
  4. Jill Pillow, MDPediatrics Physician1528175130

Verify Edward L. Pillow 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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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

11,318 Medicare Part D claims for 470 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 161 claims were for opioids.

  1. Edward Pillow11,318
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate510 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium413 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium376 claims
  4. Furosemide318 claims
  5. Omeprazole312 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate302 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pillow Clinic, PLLCHelena, AR

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

Edward L. Pillow among 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas

Edward L. Pillow, MD is one of 768 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 84% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2010 among the 519 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Helena

They are 3 of the 168 NPPES records with a practice address in Helena, and 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Praveen Kanneganti, M.DHelena, AR 723421710116801
  2. Prabhakara Tukivakala, MDHelena, AR 723421659474161
  3. Sudesh Banaji, M.DForrest City, AR 723351003815192
  4. Aaron Best, MDForrest City, AR 723351013954320
  5. Sudhir Kumar, M.D.Forrest City, AR 723351275509069
  6. Frank Schwartz, M.D.Forrest City, AR 723351568451136
  7. Alisha Wyatt, M.D.Forrest City, AR 723351528257250
  8. Purnima Sarkar, MDEarle, AR 723311205899572

Common questions

What is Edward L. Pillow, MD's NPI number?

Edward L. Pillow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659387181, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward L. Pillow, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Shirley Hicks Dr, Helena, AR, 72342. Phone: (870) 572-5996. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward L. Pillow, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E4870, 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 Edward L. Pillow, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward L. Pillow, MD had 11,318 Medicare Part D claims for 470 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.