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2026 NPPES data Legal Medicine NPI 1053317941 M.D.
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Legal Medicine in Little Rock, 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 1,065 in Legal Medicine, 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
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 529 beneficiaries · Legal Medicine avg: 3K
MIPS score
84.9/100
▲ 2 pts above national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$349.61
4 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Thomas Sneed, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 84.9/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 4,128 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 84.9/100
- MIPS score · +2 vs avg
- 4K
- Part D claims, 2023
- $349.61
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
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 Sneed, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
85 45th percentile higher than 45% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. 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 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Thomas Sneed, M.D. sits
This provider among legal medicine peers
Across the 93 legal medicine providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Thomas Sneed, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 72% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 49% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one legal medicine peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Thomas Sneed, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Thomas Sneed, M.D.?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Legal Medicine
Medicare Part D claims
4,128 46% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
84.9/100 1.8 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Arkansas
How Legal Medicine compares to other specialties among Arkansas providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Thomas Sneed, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Legal Medicine national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 84.9/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Legal Medicine) - 84.9/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
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 Sneed, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Legal Medicine provider holding M.D. credentials at 8901 CARTI WAY, Little Rock, AR, 72205, with a listed phone of (501) 219-8777. NPI 1053317941 was issued on 06/24/2005.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 4,128 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 529 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $9.5 million in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 12.2%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 84.9/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 86.4, Cost 59.5), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Legal Medicine is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 1,065 enrolled providers across 51 states and an average of 2,821 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
Provider Details
| NPI | 1053317941 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Legal Medicine |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/24/2005 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
84.8514
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
86.4143
Quality
59.5446
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Thomas Sneed, M.D. 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.
Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute Inc
Little Rock, 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 Sneed, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$350
Largest payer
Lilly USA, LLC
Most common payment type
Education
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.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
4,128
Total Claims
$9.5M
Total Drug Cost
529
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 5,036
- Total Day Supply
- 131,075
- Generic Drug Cost
- $602K
- Opioid Claims
- 504 (12.2% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 256
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.25
- Gender Split
- 67% female / 33% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 100, 65-74: 228, 75-84: 166, 85+: 35
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Thomas Sneed, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Anastrozole
Anastrozole
398 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
288 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl
Ondansetron Hcl
234 claims
- Levofloxacin 154
Levofloxacin
154 claims
- Gabapentin 149
Gabapentin
149 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium 138
Levothyroxine Sodium
138 claims
- Hydroxyurea 116
Hydroxyurea
116 claims
- Letrozole 94
Letrozole
94 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Anastrozole | 398 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 288 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 234 |
| Levofloxacin | 154 |
| Gabapentin | 149 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 138 |
| Hydroxyurea | 116 |
| Letrozole | 94 |
| Tamoxifen Citrate | 93 |
| Calquence Acalabrutinib Maleate | 84 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Legal Medicine Overview
How Thomas Sneed, M.D. fits within the Legal Medicine landscape nationally.
1,065
Legal Medicine Providers in US
51
States with Legal Medicine
2,821
Avg Claims per Provider
Thomas Sneed, M.D.'s 4,128 claims are above the specialty average of 2,821.
Nearby Legal Medicine Providers in Arkansas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Arkansas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Sneed.
Dr. Luanna Beauchamp
M.D.
Little Rock, AR
Dr. Shannon Case
MD
North Little Rock, AR
Dr. Virgle Lyons
M.D.
Little Rock, AR
Dr. Robert Murfee
MD
El Dorado, AR
Dr. Candice Phillips
DRPH
West Memphis, AR
Compare Legal Medicine 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 Legal Medicine peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Thomas Sneed, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Thomas Sneed, M.D. specializes in Legal Medicine and practices in Little Rock, Arkansas. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Thomas Sneed, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Thomas Sneed, M.D. wrote 4,128 Medicare Part D claims totaling $9.5M in drug costs for 529 beneficiaries.
What is Thomas Sneed, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Thomas Sneed, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 84.9/100 (Quality: 86.4, Cost: 59.5). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Thomas Sneed, M.D. located? ▼
Thomas Sneed, M.D. is located at 8901 CARTI WAY, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 219-8777.
What is Thomas Sneed, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Thomas Sneed, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053317941, issued on 06/24/2005.
Does Thomas Sneed, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Thomas Sneed, M.D. had 504 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 12.2%.
How many Legal Medicine providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,065 Legal Medicine providers across 51 states in the US. The average Legal Medicine provider writes 2,821 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Thomas Sneed, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Thomas Sneed, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Anastrozole, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Ondansetron Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Thomas Sneed, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Thomas Sneed, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 4,128 Part D claims and 529 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Thomas Sneed, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Thomas Sneed, M.D.'s NPI is 1053317941 with credentials M.D.. 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
View source datasets and methodology notes
- 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.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- 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).
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