Richard Wirges, MD
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · Little Rock, AR
Richard Wirges, MD is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1124211271, issued on Aug 22, 2007. Check the license (Arkansas E-5763, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Wirges
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
- License number
- E-5763 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Fair Park Blvd, Little Rock, AR 72204
- Phone
- (501) 500-3500
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2026
- Fax
- (501) 777-3519
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081009000024); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
3 nearest surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records → All 4 in Arkansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 800 Fair Park Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Donna Barron, PAPhysician Assistant1437103710
- Drew Beasley, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1962821868
- Jared BishopOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1881222347
Verify Richard Wirges in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-5763Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery of the hand (surgery) physician in 2024
474 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries, against an average of 188 among the 346 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 228 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Promethazine Hcl130 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine110 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen91 claims
- Cephalexin30 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl20 claims
- Meloxicam19 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $158.82
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. The 296 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,725.83 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
- Orthoarkansas PALittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 4 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Arkansas.
All 4 in Arkansas → Every provider in Little Rock → Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 3 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Grynwald, MDLittle Rock, AR 722041255446191
- Eugene Sloan, MD FACSLittle Rock, AR 722271760551451
- Syed Safder Abbas Hasan, M.D.Jonesboro, AR 724011013400407
Common questions
What is Richard Wirges, MD's NPI number?
Richard Wirges, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124211271, issued on Aug 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Wirges, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Fair Park Blvd, Little Rock, AR, 72204. Phone: (501) 500-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Wirges, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-5763, 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 Richard Wirges, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Wirges, MD had 474 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries; the average among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician prescribers was 188. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Wirges, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 of 100. 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.