Joseph Wesley Hurston, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Jonesboro, AR
Joseph Wesley Hurston, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and NPI 1114285145, issued on Apr 27, 2012. Check the license (Arkansas E-10599, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Wesley Hurston
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- E-10599 AR
30085 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4802 E Johnson Ave, Jonesboro, AR 72401
- Phone
- (870) 936-8000
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2022
- Fax
- (870) 936-3629
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220607001918); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Wesley Hurston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-10599Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
224 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 130 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen85 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Metronidazole15 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate12 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf11 claims
- Tramadol Hcl11 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: $522.13
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Hattiesburg Clinic PAHattiesburg, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Wesley Hurston among 284 surgery physician records in Arkansas
Joseph Wesley Hurston, M.D. is one of 284 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 78% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 178 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 284 surgery physician records in Arkansas.
All 284 in Arkansas → Every provider in Jonesboro → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jonathan Altomar, M.D.Jonesboro, AR 724011306005905
- Alice Cherqui, MDJonesboro, AR 724011215127832
- John Cook, MDJonesboro, AR 724011417928912
- Russell Degges, M.D.Jonesboro, AR 724011902860620
- Jennifer DicoccoJonesboro, AR 724011083836266
- Willie Harper, M.D.Jonesboro, AR 724011548413008
- Jessica HobbyJonesboro, AR 724011093135956
- Kenneth Jones, M.D.Jonesboro, AR 724011871557041
Common questions
What is Joseph Wesley Hurston, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Wesley Hurston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114285145, issued on Apr 27, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Wesley Hurston, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4802 E Johnson Ave, Jonesboro, AR, 72401. Phone: (870) 936-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Wesley Hurston, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-10599, 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 Joseph Wesley Hurston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Wesley Hurston, M.D. had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.