Ronald L. Kantola, DO
Specialist · Fort Smith, AR
Ronald L. Kantola, DO is a specialist with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1265412506, issued on Jan 20, 2006. Check the license with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald L. Kantola
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 036-108668 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4200 Jenny Lind RD, Fort Smith, AR 72901
- Phone
- (479) 484-1010
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (479) 785-9916
- Medicaid ID
- 161909003 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061011000616); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4200 Jenny Lind RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ronald L. Kantola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
9,496 Medicare Part D claims for 832 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol1,026 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate983 claims
- Eliquis629 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium612 claims
- Torsemide610 claims
- Irbesartan487 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): 92.9 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: $1,348.84
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 2 group practices
- Arkansas Heart Center, PLCSallisaw, OK
- Baptist Health ServicesFort Smith, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald L. Kantola among 502 specialist records in Arkansas
Ronald L. Kantola, DO is one of 502 specialist records with a practice address in Arkansas. 18% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 18% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 1990 among the 55 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 80% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Arkansas
There are 502 specialist records in Arkansas.
All 502 in Arkansas → Every provider in Fort Smith → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Alemparte, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011679574255
- Gary Felker, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011619949500
- Gary Fine, D.O., F.A.C.C.Fort Smith, AR 729011245231828
- Carolyn Slote, P.T.Fort Smith, AR 729011285836577
- Christen Spain, LMTFort Smith, AR 729011912159229
- Kenneth Wallace, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011598737405
- Sharron BuchamFort Smith, AR 729031306215686
- Victoria ChapmanFort Smith, AR 729031780037572
Common questions
What is Ronald L. Kantola, DO's NPI number?
Ronald L. Kantola, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265412506, issued on Jan 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald L. Kantola, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4200 Jenny Lind RD, Fort Smith, AR, 72901. Phone: (479) 484-1010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald L. Kantola, DO's license?
Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ronald L. Kantola, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald L. Kantola, DO had 9,496 Medicare Part D claims for 832 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald L. Kantola, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 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.