Whitfield L. Knapple, M.D.
Specialist · North Little Rock, AR
Whitfield L. Knapple, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1912954504, issued on May 28, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C7941, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Whitfield L. Knapple
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- C7941 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3401 Springhill Dr, North Little Rock, AR 72117
- Phone
- (501) 945-3343
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (501) 945-0770
- Medicaid ID
- 123632001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100914000663); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest specialist records → All 502 in Arkansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3401 Springhill Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gary Barton, M.D.Specialist1265473821
- David Bevans, MDSurgery Physician1144292368
- Shannon Case, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1386790137
- Steven Clift, M.D.Specialist1285681965
- Holly Cockrum, M.D.Specialist1396788519
- John Deloach, MDSurgery Physician1740252873
Verify Whitfield L. Knapple in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license C7941Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
2,039 Medicare Part D claims for 653 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium549 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes176 claims
- Gavilyte-G174 claims
- Colestipol Hcl145 claims
- Omeprazole145 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl72 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,051.03
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Gastro Clinics OF Arkansas PLLCNorth Little Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Whitfield L. Knapple among 502 specialist records in Arkansas
Whitfield L. Knapple, M.D. is one of 502 specialist records with a practice address in Arkansas. 18% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 18% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1990 among the 55 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 80% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Arkansas
There are 502 specialist records in Arkansas.
All 502 in Arkansas → Every provider in North Little Rock → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gary Barton, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721171265473821
- Steven Clift, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721171285681965
- Holly Cockrum, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721171396788519
- Timothy Cook, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721171659342038
- Agustin Fernandez, MDNorth Little Rock, AR 721171124069752
- Cullen Fuller, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721171053354217
- Marcia Hixson, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721171164400412
- Stan Kellar, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721171760453120
Common questions
What is Whitfield L. Knapple, M.D.'s NPI number?
Whitfield L. Knapple, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912954504, issued on May 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Whitfield L. Knapple, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 Springhill Dr, North Little Rock, AR, 72117. Phone: (501) 945-3343. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Whitfield L. Knapple, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number C7941, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Whitfield L. Knapple, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Whitfield L. Knapple, M.D. had 2,039 Medicare Part D claims for 653 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Whitfield L. Knapple, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.