NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Obstetrics Physician in Arkansas

15 NPPES records list obstetrics physician with a practice address in Arkansas, 0.5 per 100,000 residents, the 12th highest rate of 51. Little Rock and Batesville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Arkansas license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207VX0000X · method

Little Rock has the most, 5

Obstetrics Physician records in Arkansas

  1. Mark Ballard, M.D.Paragould, AR 724501801909718
  2. Natalie Eiland, D.O.Siloam Springs, AR 727611558626556
  3. Taylor Ghahremani, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051811493646
  4. Angie Hunton, MNSC, RNC OBPrairie Grove, AR 727531245165034
  5. Jason Knott, DOBatesville, AR 725011346441706
  6. Tyler Lloyd, MDJohnson, AR 727621811458938
  7. Renee McGraw, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051689610339
  8. Michelle Mitchell, MDHot Springs, AR 719131992799290
  9. Dawn Phelps, M.D.Harrison, AR 726011306048251
  10. Stacy PollackBatesville, AR 725011457770372
  11. Carl Riddell, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.Little Rock, AR 722041497966808
  12. Mark Stripling, M.D.Jonesboro, AR 724011073575148
  13. James Studdard, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051164491270
  14. Julian Terry, M.D.Fayetteville, AR 727031518178938
  15. Robert Young, MDLittle Rock, AR 722121124411095

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207VX0000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Arkansas ranks 12 of 51 per resident

  1. Virginia0.6
  2. Utah0.6
  3. Nebraska0.5
  4. Arkansas0.5
  5. California0.4
  6. Kansas0.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207VX0000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

80.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 73.6% 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. Arkansas80.0%
  2. United States73.6%

Obstetrics Physician records in Arkansas, measured

  • In a Medicare file12 of 15 · 80.0% here, 73.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file10 · 66.7% here, 58.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more8 · 53.3% here, 55.7% nationally
  • Median graduation year2003 · the 10 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207VX0000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

15 NPPES records list obstetrics physician (207VX0000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Arkansas: 0.5 per 100,000 residents against 0.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Little Rock has 5 of them (33%).

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. Alabama14
  2. Oklahoma16
  3. Oregon16
  4. Colorado17

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Nebraska0.5
  2. California0.4
  3. Kansas0.4
  4. Illinois0.4

The largest states

  1. California174
  2. New York118
  3. Texas103
  4. Florida85
  5. Georgia64

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.