NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fareed Kannout, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Fort Smith, AR

Fareed Kannout, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1144242892, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E-0453, 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
1144242892
Name
Fareed Kannout
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
E-0453 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4600 Towson Ave Ste 101-N, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone
(479) 274-6900
Enumerated
Jul 24, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(479) 648-3951
Medicaid ID
127260001 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100120000560); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Fareed Kannout 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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4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

14,949 Medicare Part D claims for 890 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 150 claims were for opioids.

  1. Fareed Kannout14,949
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium713 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium573 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate537 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium447 claims
  5. Cefdinir433 claims
  6. Lisinopril351 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: $471.92

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Fareed Kannout$471.92
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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).

Fareed Kannout among 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas

Fareed Kannout, 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
  • Graduated1988 · median 2010 among the 519 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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).

68 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Smith

They are 68 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joel Cheong, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011255309159
  2. Jon Harper, MDFort Smith, AR 729011548258361
  3. Richard Hinkle, MDFort Smith, AR 729011346238441
  4. Charles Jennings, MDFort Smith, AR 729011558359398
  5. Holly Jennings, MDFort Smith, AR 729011083602825
  6. John Kientz, MDFort Smith, AR 729011568450393
  7. Thuylinh Pham, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011356396790
  8. Paul Pradel, MDFort Smith, AR 729011083602353

Common questions

What is Fareed Kannout, MD's NPI number?

Fareed Kannout, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144242892, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fareed Kannout, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4600 Towson Ave Ste 101-N, Fort Smith, AR, 72901. Phone: (479) 274-6900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fareed Kannout, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-0453, 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 Fareed Kannout, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fareed Kannout, MD had 14,949 Medicare Part D claims for 890 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.