James Head, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Conway, AR
James Head, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Conway, Arkansas, and NPI 1144541210, issued on Jun 11, 2010. Check the license (Arkansas E9769, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Head
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- E9769 AR
ME122841 FL
27804 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 Club LN, Conway, AR 72034
- Phone
- (501) 329-1510
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (501) 329-5697
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160824001691); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 550 Club LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tiffany Epperson, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1578970364
- Sarah Guillory, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1316255433
Verify James Head in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E9769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
119 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Promethazine Hcl50 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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: $1,340.81
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Conway Regional Medical Center IncConway, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Head among 205 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arkansas
James Head, MD is one of 205 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 141 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 205 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arkansas.
All 205 in Arkansas → Every provider in Conway → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Dodge, M.D.Conway, AR 720341922090471
- Jonathan Ghormley, M.D.Conway, AR 720341982696464
- Bryan Head, M.D.Conway, AR 720341003264789
- James Howell, MDConway, AR 720341073771671
- Robert McCarron, M.D.Conway, AR 720341073505541
- Thomas Roberts, M.D.Conway, AR 720341508858036
- Harry Smith, M.D.Conway, AR 720341144212523
- Jordan WaltersConway, AR 720341124472410
Common questions
What is James Head, MD's NPI number?
James Head, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144541210, issued on Jun 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Head, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 Club LN, Conway, AR, 72034. Phone: (501) 329-1510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Head, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E9769, 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 James Head, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Head, MD had 119 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.