Ronald A. Burks, OD
Optometrist · Sherwood, AR
Ronald A. Burks, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Sherwood, Arkansas, and NPI 1588640072, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas AR 2273, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald A. Burks
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- AR 2273 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 305 E Kiehl Ave, Sherwood, AR 72120
- Phone
- (501) 835-3937
- Enumerated
- Dec 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (501) 835-2040
- Medicaid ID
- 103272722 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071221000531); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 531 in Arkansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 305 E Kiehl Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brittany Boyette, O.D.Optometrist1669670063
- Angela Cho, O.D.Optometrist1124400106
Verify Ronald A. Burks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license AR 2273Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
335 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost120 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol63 claims
- Rocklatan36 claims
- Timolol Maleate34 claims
- Lumigan19 claims
- Vyzulta19 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: $137.30
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Med Southwest PLLCSherwood, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald A. Burks among 531 optometrist records in Arkansas
Ronald A. Burks, OD is one of 531 optometrist records with a practice address in Arkansas. 80% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2008 among the 382 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 optometrist records list a practice address in Sherwood
They are 8 of the 600 NPPES records with a practice address in Sherwood, and 531 optometrist records in Arkansas.
All 531 in Arkansas → Every provider in Sherwood → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brittany Boyette, O.D.Sherwood, AR 721201669670063
- Angela Cho, O.D.Sherwood, AR 721201124400106
- Kymberly Devitt, O.D.Sherwood, AR 721201205815974
- Garry Haas, OD, PASherwood, AR 721201700870581
- Tiffany Hatchett-BrightSherwood, AR 721201780860551
- Marcus Law, O.D.Sherwood, AR 721201558774588
- Kristin Law, O.D.Sherwood, AR 721201811300841
- Bryant Ashley, O.D.North Little Rock, AR 721181699875401
Common questions
What is Ronald A. Burks, OD's NPI number?
Ronald A. Burks, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588640072, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald A. Burks, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 305 E Kiehl Ave, Sherwood, AR, 72120. Phone: (501) 835-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald A. Burks, OD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number AR 2273, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ronald A. Burks, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald A. Burks, OD had 335 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.