NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Joseph Westwood, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Plainview, AR

John Joseph Westwood, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Plainview, Arkansas, and NPI 1538137864, issued on Mar 11, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C6176, 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
1538137864
Name
John Joseph Westwood
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
C6176 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
102 North Garfield, Plainview, AR 72857
Phone
(479) 272-4236
Enumerated
Mar 11, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(479) 272-4424
Medicaid ID
105074001 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100708000194); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1982
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 102 North Garfield

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

  1. Bonita Westwood, A.P.N.Nurse Practitioner1740258078

Verify John Joseph Westwood 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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97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,978 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 63 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Westwood6,978
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Sertraline Hcl276 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium274 claims
  3. Furosemide273 claims
  4. Omeprazole250 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate209 claims
  6. Gabapentin204 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. John ED Chambers Memorial Hospital IncPlainview, AR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Joseph Westwood among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas

John Joseph Westwood, M.D. 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 fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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).

Family Medicine Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Buckley, MDParis, AR 728551184650616
  2. Karl Sandberg, M.D.Ola, AR 728531366479818
  3. Patty Pettway, D.O.Havana, AR 728421376506881
  4. Arlis Barton, MDDover, AR 728371528024866
  5. Nathan Henderson, M.D.Dover, AR 728371013250182
  6. Hailey Farris, M.D.Dardanelle, AR 728341447514310
  7. Breanna Harris, MDDardanelle, AR 728341508287590
  8. Jerry Hodges, M.D.Dardanelle, AR 728341194757849

Common questions

What is John Joseph Westwood, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Joseph Westwood, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538137864, issued on Mar 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Joseph Westwood, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 102 North Garfield, Plainview, AR, 72857. Phone: (479) 272-4236. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Joseph Westwood, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number C6176, 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 Joseph Westwood, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Joseph Westwood, M.D. had 6,978 Medicare Part D claims for 475 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.