Vera Collins, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Fort Smith, AR
Vera Collins, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1942299482, issued on Oct 18, 2005. Check the license on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vera Collins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 056035 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3500 WE Knight Dr, Fort Smith, AR 72903
- Phone
- (479) 709-8686
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (479) 709-8687
- Medicaid ID
- 860392132A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110829000523); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vera Collins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
887 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir90 claims
- Methylprednisolone80 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa59 claims
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride54 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate43 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass38 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: $15.85
1 payment: 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.
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
- 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).
Vera Collins among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
Vera Collins, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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.
All 1,681 in Arkansas → Every provider in Fort Smith → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Vera Collins, MD's NPI number?
Vera Collins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942299482, issued on Oct 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vera Collins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3500 WE Knight Dr, Fort Smith, AR, 72903. Phone: (479) 709-8686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vera Collins, MD's license?
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 Vera Collins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vera Collins, MD had 887 Medicare Part D claims for 334 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.