Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Joe Wharton, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Warren, AR

Joe Wharton, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Warren, Arkansas, and NPI 1225084577, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C6689, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1225084577
Name
Joe Wharton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
C6689 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1012 E Church St, Warren, AR 71671
Phone
(870) 226-6786
Enumerated
May 26, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1012 E Church St

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

  1. Jessica Jackson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1750013439
  2. Kerry Pennington, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1013983873
  3. Kenneth Purvis, MDFamily Medicine Physician1902910516
  4. Heath Reep, ANPFamily Nurse Practitioner1134215288
  5. Karen Richardson, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1285600049

Verify Joe Wharton 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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4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

14,304 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 425 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joe Wharton14,304
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium585 claims
  2. Gabapentin492 claims
  3. Liothyronine Sodium452 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate419 claims
  5. Alprazolam372 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium356 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: $425.40

22 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joe Wharton$425.40
  2. Specialty average$861.30

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Mainline Health Systems IncWarren, AR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

7 family medicine physician records list a Warren practice address

They are 7 of the 117 NPPES records with a Warren practice address, and 1,576 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.

Other family medicine physician records in Arkansas

  1. Wiley Abbott, MDTexarkana, AR1992327928
  2. Jamal Abdin, M.D.Farmington, AR1043201940
  3. Timothy Abels, MDBatesville, AR1386396588
  4. Bryan Abernathy, M.DFayetteville, AR1649218892
  5. Jose Abiseid, M.D.Clinton, AR1154391514
  6. Jimmy Acklin, M.D.Fort Smith, AR1356345052
  7. Carlos Acosta, MDSpringdale, AR1689879777
  8. Amber Adams, MSN, APRN-CNP, FNP-CJonesboro, AR1962789826
  9. Kayla Adams, APRNFort Smith, AR1255077160
  10. Laura Adams, MDFort Smith, AR1740277557

Common questions

What is Joe Wharton, MD's NPI number?

Joe Wharton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225084577, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joe Wharton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1012 E Church St, Warren, AR, 71671. Phone: (870) 226-6786. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joe Wharton, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number C6689, 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 Joe Wharton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joe Wharton, MD had 14,304 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.