NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sumanth Balguri, MD, FAAFP

Family Medicine Physician · Fort Smith, AR

Sumanth Balguri, MD, FAAFP is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1598077679, issued on Jul 6, 2010. Check the license (Arkansas E-8115, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598077679
Name
Sumanth Balguri
Credential
MD, FAAFP
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
E-8115 AR
288945 NY
27769 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7301 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72903
Phone
(479) 314-6030
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2010
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2023
Fax
(479) 314-2021
Medicaid ID
198945001 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130827000583); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7301 Rogers Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  4. Omowonuolaoluwa Adebari, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851074124
  5. Taylor Ajtun, RDRegistered Dietitian1922885391
  6. Akram Al Hadidi, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841135498

Verify Sumanth Balguri 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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26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,463 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sumanth Balguri4,463
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium265 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium204 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate151 claims
  4. Gabapentin127 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa126 claims
  6. Omeprazole121 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: $60.12

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sumanth Balguri$60.12
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Mercy Clinic Fort Smith CommunitiesFort Smith, AR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sumanth Balguri among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas

Sumanth Balguri, MD, FAAFP is one of 1,681 family 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 2010, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

103 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Smith

They are 103 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Luc Balis, MDFort Smith, AR 729031578599239
  2. Allen Beachy, MDFort Smith, AR 729031104853860
  3. Randall Beallis, DOFort Smith, AR 729031407806623
  4. Michael Callaway, MDFort Smith, AR 729031497781918
  5. Vera Collins, MDFort Smith, AR 729031942299482
  6. Judith Grimm, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031194776344
  7. Thomas Hillis, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031053381335
  8. Ralph Ingram, MDFort Smith, AR 729031366430126

Common questions

What is Sumanth Balguri, MD, FAAFP's NPI number?

Sumanth Balguri, MD, FAAFP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598077679, issued on Jul 6, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sumanth Balguri, MD, FAAFP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7301 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR, 72903. Phone: (479) 314-6030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sumanth Balguri, MD, FAAFP's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-8115, 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 Sumanth Balguri, MD, FAAFP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sumanth Balguri, MD, FAAFP had 4,463 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.