Purnima Sarkar, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Earle, AR
Purnima Sarkar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Earle, Arkansas, and NPI 1205899572, issued on Apr 8, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E2405, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Purnima Sarkar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- E2405 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1605 2ND St, Earle, AR 72331
- Phone
- (870) 792-8825
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2024
- Fax
- (870) 792-8834
- Medicaid ID
- 142565001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050524000725); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Fordham University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Purnima Sarkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E2405Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,043 Medicare Part D claims for 492 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 994 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen456 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen281 claims
- Alprazolam240 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate236 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium229 claims
- Omeprazole220 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 53.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $21,014.23
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was BeiGene USA, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Purnima Sarkar among 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas
Purnima Sarkar, MD is one of 768 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 84% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2010 among the 519 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 internal medicine physician record lists a practice address in Earle
They are 1 of the 26 NPPES records with a practice address in Earle, and 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Purnima Sarkar, MD's NPI number?
Purnima Sarkar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205899572, issued on Apr 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Purnima Sarkar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1605 2ND St, Earle, AR, 72331. Phone: (870) 792-8825. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Purnima Sarkar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E2405, 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 Purnima Sarkar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Purnima Sarkar, MD had 7,043 Medicare Part D claims for 492 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Purnima Sarkar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 53.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.