NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Keith J. Bolyard, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fort Smith, AR

Keith J. Bolyard, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1356319123, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C7460, 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
1356319123
Name
Keith J. Bolyard
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
C7460 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3501 W. E. Knight Drive, Fort Smith, AR 72903
Phone
(479) 709-6700
Enumerated
Mar 9, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(479) 709-6730
Medicaid ID
138844001 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071120000343); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1988
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 3501 W. E. Knight Drive

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

  1. Janet Canada, ANPNurse Practitioner1649384413
  2. Jennifer Cauthen, P.T.Physical Therapist1538112974
  3. James Honey, P.T.Physical Therapist1407802234
  4. Sharon Miesner, O.T.Occupational Therapist1770533820

Verify Keith J. Bolyard 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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54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

532 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 200 claims were for opioids.

  1. Keith Bolyard532
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen165 claims
  2. Meloxicam114 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone74 claims
  4. Naproxen25 claims
  5. Ibuprofen21 claims
  6. Diclofenac Sodium16 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: $24.22

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Keith Bolyard$24
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Fands Physical Therapy, IncAlma, AR
  2. Mercy Clinic Fort Smith CommunitiesFort Smith, AR

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

Keith J. Bolyard among 205 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arkansas

Keith J. Bolyard, M.D. is one of 205 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 77% 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 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 141 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 205 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joe Alberty, MDFort Smith, AR 729031316930530
  2. Jody Bradshaw, MDFort Smith, AR 729031972722205
  3. Timothy Garlow, MDFort Smith, AR 729031104086263
  4. John Harp, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031487720744
  5. Stephen Heim, MDFort Smith, AR 729031669481321
  6. Greg Jones, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031972571248
  7. James Long, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031255309548
  8. Claude Martimbeau, MDFort Smith, AR 729031538153879

Common questions

What is Keith J. Bolyard, M.D.'s NPI number?

Keith J. Bolyard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356319123, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Keith J. Bolyard, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3501 W. E. Knight Drive, Fort Smith, AR, 72903. Phone: (479) 709-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Keith J. Bolyard, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number C7460, 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 Keith J. Bolyard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Keith J. Bolyard, M.D. had 532 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.