NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ethan Joseph Wright, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Mountain Home, AR

Ethan Joseph Wright, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and NPI 1659557171, issued on Jan 15, 2008. Check the license (Arkansas E5537, 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
1659557171
Name
Ethan Joseph Wright
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License numbers
E5537 AR
T2008-002 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2943 Highway 62 W, Mountain Home, AR 72653
Phone
(870) 424-4900
Enumerated
Jan 15, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
168500001 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080411000144); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2004
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 2943 Highway 62 W

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

  1. Grant Criger, ODOptometrist1073280749
  2. Douglas Jordan, ODOptometrist1790760197
  3. Kenneth Kilgore, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1659374429
  4. Kari Priborsky, O.D.Optometrist1184621872

Verify Ethan Joseph Wright 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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52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,300 Medicare Part D claims for 585 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.

  1. Ethan Wright2,300
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost955 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate212 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol175 claims
  4. Prednisolone Acetate147 claims
  5. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth107 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate104 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: $139.57

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ethan Wright$139.57
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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. Kilgore Vision CenterMountain Home, AR

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

Ethan Joseph Wright among 145 ophthalmology physician records in Arkansas

Ethan Joseph Wright, M.D. is one of 145 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 76% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2001 among the 89 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 145 ophthalmology physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allison Booth, M.D.Mountain Home, AR 726531689836652
  2. William Hill, M.D.Mountain Home, AR 726531659414662
  3. Kenneth Jones, M.D.Mountain Home, AR 726531568510949
  4. Kenneth Kilgore, M.D.Mountain Home, AR 726531659374429
  5. Douglas Marx, M.D.Mountain Home, AR 726531437155686
  6. Chad Betts, M.D.Fayetteville, AR 727031215971106
  7. Craig Brown, M.D.Fayetteville, AR 727031881646198
  8. Peter Daut, M.D.Fayetteville, AR 727031952352106

Common questions

What is Ethan Joseph Wright, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ethan Joseph Wright, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659557171, issued on Jan 15, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ethan Joseph Wright, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2943 Highway 62 W, Mountain Home, AR, 72653. Phone: (870) 424-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ethan Joseph Wright, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E5537, 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 Ethan Joseph Wright, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ethan Joseph Wright, M.D. had 2,300 Medicare Part D claims for 585 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.