Louis Woodrow Elkins, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Mountain Home, AR
Louis Woodrow Elkins, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and NPI 1114993060, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C-7077, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Louis Woodrow Elkins
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- C-7077 AR
J6104 TX
036155579 IL
01084572A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 628 Hospital Dr Ste 1-A, Mountain Home, AR 72653
- Phone
- (870) 508-3200
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2023
- Fax
- (870) 508-1359
- Medicaid IDs
- 157760002 AR
131212001 AR
1114993060 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230627001960); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 55 in Arkansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 628 Hospital Dr Ste 1-A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kathleen Prinner, ACNS-BCAdult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1386071785
Verify Louis Woodrow Elkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license C-7077Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $361.59
7 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 3 group practices
- Franciscan Physician NetworkMichigan City, IN
- Specialty Physicians OF Illinois LLCOlympia Fields, IL
- The Methodist Hospitals IncMerrillville, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Louis Woodrow Elkins among 55 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arkansas
Louis Woodrow Elkins, 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
- Graduated1986 · median 1998 among the 36 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Mountain Home → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Natalie Ostro, M.D.Mountain Home, AR 726531124415583
- Travis Spears, MDSaint Joe, AR 726751265435085
- Meagan Backs, PAFayetteville, AR 727031235779349
- Gregory Fink, MDFayetteville, AR 727031134171713
- Edgar Chauvin, MDRodgers, AR 727581669471157
- James Spann, M.D.Rogers, AR 727581134209273
- Whitney Taylor, MDRogers, AR 727581215432273
- Trung Tran, M.D.Rogers, AR 727581609211572
Common questions
What is Louis Woodrow Elkins, M.D.'s NPI number?
Louis Woodrow Elkins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114993060, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Louis Woodrow Elkins, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 628 Hospital Dr Ste 1-A, Mountain Home, AR, 72653. Phone: (870) 508-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Louis Woodrow Elkins, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number C-7077, 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 Louis Woodrow Elkins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Louis Woodrow Elkins, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.