John Robert Busby, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Little Rock, AR
John Robert Busby, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1578529970, issued on Apr 25, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C6122, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Robert Busby
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- C6122 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9601 Baptist Health Dr, Little Rock, AR 72205
- Phone
- (501) 223-2860
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (501) 223-2258
- Medicaid ID
- 115733001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090408000166); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Robert Busby in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license C6122Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $586.91
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Arkansas Health GroupLittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Robert Busby among 55 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arkansas
John Robert Busby, M.D. is one of 55 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 78% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 1998 among the 36 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 55 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arkansas.
All 55 in Arkansas → Every provider in Little Rock → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brett Alberty, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051518009000
- Frank Bauer, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051902982754
- David Dean, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051790744811
- Mark Hardin, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051861697815
- Thomas Hoffmann, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051619939220
- Frederick Meadors, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051699851436
- Aytekin Ozdemir, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051851481428
- John Ransom, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051477513778
Common questions
What is John Robert Busby, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Robert Busby, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578529970, issued on Apr 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Robert Busby, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9601 Baptist Health Dr, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 223-2860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Robert Busby, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number C6122, 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 John Robert Busby, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Robert Busby, M.D. had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.