NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Chin Wah, MD

Family Medicine Physician · West Memphis, AR

John Chin Wah, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in West Memphis, Arkansas, and NPI 1467428847, issued on Feb 27, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C6133, 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
1467428847
Name
John Chin Wah
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
C6133 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
230 West Broadway, West Memphis, AR 72301
Phone
(870) 735-8246
Enumerated
Feb 27, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 13, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(870) 735-0481
Medicaid ID
114933001 AR
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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Verify John Chin Wah 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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65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,862 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Wah5,862
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate487 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium413 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium277 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl242 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium215 claims
  6. Omeprazole179 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: $142.31

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Wah$142.31
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

John Chin Wah among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas

John Chin Wah, MD is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in West Memphis

They are 13 of the 597 NPPES records with a practice address in West Memphis, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Roland Brown, MDWest Memphis, AR 723011134135031
  2. Kimberly Crenshaw, M.D.West Memphis, AR 723011346483799
  3. Roger Criner, MDWest Memphis, AR 723011962417725
  4. Donald Edgerly, M.D.West Memphis, AR 723011750368759
  5. Adrienne Hatchett, M.D.West Memphis, AR 723011760838833
  6. Nedra Jackson, M.D.West Memphis, AR 723011659477164
  7. Trent Pierce, M.D.West Memphis, AR 723011083626998
  8. Stephen Pirtle, MDWest Memphis, AR 723011467436758

Common questions

What is John Chin Wah, MD's NPI number?

John Chin Wah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467428847, issued on Feb 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Chin Wah, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 230 West Broadway, West Memphis, AR, 72301. Phone: (870) 735-8246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Chin Wah, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number C6133, 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 Chin Wah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Chin Wah, MD had 5,862 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.