Michelle Eckert, MD
Surgery Physician · Pine Bluff, AR
Michelle Eckert, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and NPI 1295700904, issued on Feb 17, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E2626, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Eckert
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- E2626 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1609 W 40TH Ave, Pine Bluff, AR 71603
- Phone
- (870) 534-4188
- Enumerated
- Feb 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (870) 534-7964
- Medicaid ID
- 142276001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100201000253); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1609 W 40TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Valerie Berry, M.D.Specialist1891759148
- Roy Burrell, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1770750176
- Daniel Cheatham, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1215608328
- Charles Clark, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1043205461
- Debra Clark, PA-CPhysician Assistant1649236472
- Lee Forestiere, M. D.Specialist1447216270
Verify Michelle Eckert in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E2626Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
177 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 85 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen80 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium37 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: $32.04
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GE Healthcare. 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
- Jefferson Hospital Association, IncPine Bluff, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Eckert among 284 surgery physician records in Arkansas
Michelle Eckert, MD 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 178 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Pine Bluff → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Madison Lim, M.D. M.P.H.Pine Bluff, AR 716031649657198
- Charles Mabry, M.D.Pine Bluff, AR 716031225026875
- John Burge, MDLake Village, AR 716531851370753
- Michael Mayfield, M.D.Lake Village, AR 716531306894803
- Jason Gault, DOMonticello, AR 716551861608192
- Alan Wilson, M.D.Monticello, AR 716551477541563
- Samuel Arnold, D OWarren, AR 716711164416640
- Roger Mason, M.D.Warren, AR 716711508198201
Common questions
What is Michelle Eckert, MD's NPI number?
Michelle Eckert, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295700904, issued on Feb 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Eckert, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1609 W 40TH Ave, Pine Bluff, AR, 71603. Phone: (870) 534-4188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Eckert, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E2626, 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 Michelle Eckert, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Eckert, MD had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 109 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.