NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen B. Nelson, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Fort Smith, AR

Stephen B. Nelson, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1447239702, issued on Jan 13, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C-6140, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447239702
Name
Stephen B. Nelson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
C-6140 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7301 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72903
Phone
(479) 314-6248
Enumerated
Jan 13, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(479) 314-6159
Medicaid IDs
100079750A OK
102075001 AR
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7301 Rogers Ave

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  6. Akram Al Hadidi, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841135498

Verify Stephen B. Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

994 Medicare Part D claims for 479 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 434 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Nelson994
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen185 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen67 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt56 claims
  4. Cefdinir51 claims
  5. Morphine Sulfate Er43 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl42 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.

Stephen B. Nelson among 447 emergency medicine physician records in Arkansas

Stephen B. Nelson, M.D. is one of 447 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

40 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Smith

They are 40 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 447 emergency medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patric Anderson, MDFort Smith, AR 729031730128935
  2. Aaron Bull, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031861886731
  3. Bruce Crabtree, MDFort Smith, AR 729031083635577
  4. Eric Fredrickson, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031417343724
  5. Kevin Griffith, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031760542138
  6. Laura Howard, MDFort Smith, AR 729031972008985
  7. Jacob Howard, DOFort Smith, AR 729031508362591
  8. Jory Johnson, DOFort Smith, AR 729031790210631

Common questions

What is Stephen B. Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Stephen B. Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447239702, issued on Jan 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen B. Nelson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7301 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR, 72903. Phone: (479) 314-6248. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen B. Nelson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number C-6140, 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 Stephen B. Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen B. Nelson, M.D. had 994 Medicare Part D claims for 479 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.