Gari M. Rucker, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Arkadelphia, AR
Gari M. Rucker, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and NPI 1972579316, issued on Feb 26, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C-8463, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gari M. Rucker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- C-8463 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2850 Twin Rivers Dr, Arkadelphia, AR 71923
- Phone
- (870) 246-8036
- Enumerated
- Feb 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (870) 246-7164
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pediatrics physician records → All 509 in Arkansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2850 Twin Rivers Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Dorman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1598764896
- Sharon Hayes, APNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1366437808
- Carl Kluck, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1508837485
- Joan Kyle, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1881660223
- Hannah Loy, MDPediatrics Physician1235825795
- Alexandra Mitchell, APRNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1184007734
Verify Gari M. Rucker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license C-8463Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $63.57
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi Pasteur Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Gari M. Rucker among 509 pediatrics physician records in Arkansas
Gari M. Rucker, M.D. is one of 509 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 49% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 49% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 13% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Arkadelphia
They are 5 of the 572 NPPES records with a practice address in Arkadelphia, and 509 pediatrics physician records in Arkansas.
All 509 in Arkansas → Every provider in Arkadelphia → Pediatrics Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carl Kluck, M.D.Arkadelphia, AR 719231508837485
- Joan Kyle, M.D.Arkadelphia, AR 719231881660223
- Hannah Loy, MDArkadelphia, AR 719231235825795
- David Pennington, M.D.Arkadelphia, AR 719231023540275
- Joseph Cenac, MDHot Springs, AR 719131700887213
- Janelle Floyd, MDHot Springs, AR 719131023251634
- Zane Henley, MDHot Springs, AR 719131356684963
- Eric Henley, M.D.Hot Springs, AR 719131457642092
Common questions
What is Gari M. Rucker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gari M. Rucker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972579316, issued on Feb 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gari M. Rucker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2850 Twin Rivers Dr, Arkadelphia, AR, 71923. Phone: (870) 246-8036. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gari M. Rucker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number C-8463, 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.