2026 NPPES data Surgery Physician NPI 1396273173 MD
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Thomas Kennedy, MD

Surgery Physician in El Dorado, Arkansas. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 36,191 in Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
186
Medicare Part D claims · 103 beneficiaries · Surgery Physician avg: 169
Generic prescribing
92%
generic claims · 8% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$4.6K
12 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Thomas Kennedy, MD filed 186 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Surgery Physician in El Dorado, Arkansas, prescribing 92% generic.

186
Part D claims, 2023
92%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Thomas Kennedy, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally

186 35th percentile higher than 35% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). This entry sits in this band. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Above this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Above this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Above this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Above this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 2K+: 213,991 prescribers (16%). Above this entry. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Thomas Kennedy, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Thomas Kennedy, MD?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/24/2017

NPI 1396273173

Primary specialty

Surgery Physician

Mid-sized

36,191 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

186 10% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 169

Specialty distribution in Arkansas

How Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Arkansas providers

Arkansas providers

Largest specialties in Arkansas (% of in-state providers)

Case Manager/Care Coordinator - 17.2%Case Manager/Care Coordinator17.2%Behavior Technician - 5.5%Behavior Technician5.5%Speech-Language Pathologist - 5.4%Speech-Language Pathologist5.4%Pharmacist - 4.3%Pharmacist4.3%Mental Health Counselor - 4.2%Mental Health Counselor4.2%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 4%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program4%Surgery Physician - 0.4%Surgery Physician0.4%
Largest specialties in Arkansas (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Surgery Physician. Verify directly:

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Thomas Kennedy, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Surgery Physician provider holding MD credentials at 403 W OAK ST STE 204, El Dorado, AR, 71730, with a listed phone of (870) 881-9311. NPI 1396273173 was issued on 05/24/2017. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Kennedy most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 186 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 103 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $2K in drug spend, split 8% brand-name and 92% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 30.1%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Surgery Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 36,191 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 169 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

403 W OAK ST STE 204
El Dorado, AR 71730

Provider Details

NPI 1396273173
Specialty Surgery Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 05/24/2017

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Thomas Kennedy, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

South Arkansas Physician Group LLC
El Dorado, AR

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Thomas Kennedy, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$4.6K

Largest payer

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

Thomas Kennedy, MD - brand share 8.0%
Surgery Physician average

8% brand-name claims vs 92% generic, on 186 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

186
Total Claims
$2K
Total Drug Cost
103
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
206
Total Day Supply
3,174
Brand vs Generic
8% brand / 92% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$326
Generic Drug Cost
$2K
Opioid Claims
56 (30.1% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
22

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
70.2 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.83
Gender Split
53% female / 47% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Thomas Kennedy, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Pantoprazole Sodium
43
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
28
Tramadol Hcl
21
Sucralfate
20
Omeprazole
12

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Surgery Physician Overview

How Thomas Kennedy, MD fits within the Surgery Physician landscape nationally.

36,191
Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Surgery Physician
169
Avg Claims per Provider

Thomas Kennedy, MD's 186 claims are above the specialty average of 169.

Nearby Surgery Physician Providers in Arkansas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Arkansas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kennedy.

Compare Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Arkansas medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Surgery Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Thomas Kennedy, MD's specialty?
Thomas Kennedy, MD specializes in Surgery Physician and practices in El Dorado, Arkansas. Credentials: MD.
How much does Thomas Kennedy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Thomas Kennedy, MD wrote 186 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2K in drug costs for 103 beneficiaries.
Where is Thomas Kennedy, MD located?
Thomas Kennedy, MD is located at 403 W OAK ST STE 204, El Dorado, AR, 71730. Phone: (870) 881-9311.
What is Thomas Kennedy, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Kennedy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396273173, issued on 05/24/2017.
Does Thomas Kennedy, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Thomas Kennedy, MD's prescribing is 8% brand-name and 92% generic drugs by claim count, with $326 in brand drug costs.
Does Thomas Kennedy, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, Thomas Kennedy, MD had 56 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 30.1%.
How many Surgery Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 36,191 Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Surgery Physician provider writes 169 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Thomas Kennedy, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Thomas Kennedy, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Pantoprazole Sodium, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Tramadol Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Thomas Kennedy, MD accept Medicare?
Thomas Kennedy, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 186 Part D claims and 103 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Thomas Kennedy, MD's credentials?
Thomas Kennedy, MD's NPI is 1396273173 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.