Ron A. Kaler, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Hot Springs, AR
Ron A. Kaler, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and NPI 1528067923, issued on Jul 18, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas N5511, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ron A. Kaler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- N5511 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Mercy LN, Hot Springs, AR 71913
- Phone
- (501) 609-2229
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (501) 321-4057
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ron A. Kaler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license N5511Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 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: $29.63
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.
Ron A. Kaler among 284 surgery physician records in Arkansas
Ron A. Kaler, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 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 Hot Springs → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Brunner, MDHot Springs, AR 719131346241809
- Patrick Dolan, MDHot Springs, AR 719131811999303
- Steven Halter, M.D.Hot Springs, AR 719131578671756
- Kimberly Jackman, MDHot Springs, AR 719131437342052
- Zachary Larrimer, MDHot Springs, AR 719131316171945
- Margaret Longo, M.D.Hot Springs, AR 719131669705216
- Dustin Tubre, MDHot Springs, AR 719131154705200
- John Webb, MDHot Springs, AR 719131689675100
Common questions
What is Ron A. Kaler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ron A. Kaler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528067923, issued on Jul 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ron A. Kaler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Mercy LN, Hot Springs, AR, 71913. Phone: (501) 609-2229. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ron A. Kaler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number N5511, 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 Ron A. Kaler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ron A. Kaler, M.D. had 16 Medicare Part D claims; 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.