Michael R. Beard, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Benton, AR
Michael R. Beard, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Benton, Arkansas, and NPI 1316949167, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas C-8107, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael R. Beard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- C-8107 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 507 W Commerce Dr, Benton, AR 72022
- Phone
- (501) 847-0082
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (501) 847-6680
- Medicaid ID
- 125673001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240516003257); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael R. Beard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license C-8107Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,519 Medicare Part D claims for 608 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 233 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium236 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium134 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium133 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate129 claims
- Gabapentin125 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen122 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: $815.67
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
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
- United Physicians Care IncFairmont, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael R. Beard among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
Michael R. Beard, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
23 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Benton
They are 23 of the 1,934 NPPES records with a practice address in Benton, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Michael R. Beard, MD's NPI number?
Michael R. Beard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316949167, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael R. Beard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 507 W Commerce Dr, Benton, AR, 72022. Phone: (501) 847-0082. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael R. Beard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number C-8107, 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 Michael R. Beard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael R. Beard, MD had 4,519 Medicare Part D claims for 608 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.