NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Neurology Physician in Arkansas

109 NPPES records list neurology physician with a practice address in Arkansas, 3.6 per 100,000 residents, the 48th highest rate of 51. Little Rock and Fort Smith have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Arkansas license search. Page 3 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 2084N0400X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Little Rock has the most, 52

  1. Little Rock52
  2. Fort Smith12
  3. Fayetteville9
  4. Jonesboro8
  5. Hot Springs5

Neurology Physician records in Arkansas

  1. Karthika Durga Veerapaneni, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051639454937
  2. Tuhin Virmani, MD, PHDLittle Rock, AR 722051932380185
  3. Kara Way, M.D.Hot Springs National Park, AR 719011982047940
  4. Hillary WilliamsLittle Rock, AR 722051740676360
  5. Elaine Wilson, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051710932389
  6. Sabrina WirthFort Smith, AR 729031801538152
  7. Christopher Wright, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051902983026
  8. Sisira Yadala, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051730495532
  9. Taqi ZafarLittle Rock, AR 722051043693971

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2084N0400X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Arkansas ranks 48 of 51 per resident

  1. Texas4.5
  2. Hawaii4.3
  3. Mississippi3.9
  4. Arkansas3.6
  5. Alaska3.5
  6. Idaho3.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.5

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2084N0400X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

81.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 81.2% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Arkansas81.7%
  2. United States81.2%

Neurology Physician records in Arkansas, measured

  • In a Medicare file89 of 109 · 81.7% here, 81.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file72 · 66.1% here, 68.3% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more59 · 54.1% here, 50.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2001 · the 72 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 2084N0400X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

109 NPPES records list neurology physician (2084N0400X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Arkansas: 3.6 per 100,000 residents against 6.5 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Little Rock has 52 of them (48%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. New Hampshire112
  2. Mississippi116
  3. West Virginia99
  4. New Mexico97

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Alaska3.5
  2. Puerto Rico3.8
  3. Idaho3.3
  4. Hawaii4.3

The largest states

  1. California2,339
  2. New York1,778
  3. Florida1,530
  4. Texas1,382
  5. Pennsylvania1,077

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.