NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ophthalmology Physician in Arkansas

145 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Arkansas, 4.7 per 100,000 residents, the 46th highest rate of 51. Little Rock and Fayetteville 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 207W00000X · 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, 61

  1. Little Rock61
  2. Fayetteville13
  3. Fort Smith9
  4. Jonesboro8
  5. Mountain Home6

Ophthalmology Physician records in Arkansas

  1. Harold Pearson, MDTexarkana, AR 718541346285517
  2. John Pemberton, D.O.Little Rock, AR 722051528278322
  3. Edward Penick, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051962449892
  4. Andrew Perin, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721171912266404
  5. Velimir Petrovic, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051689687089
  6. Gissur Petursson, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051912097403
  7. John Phillips, M.D.Jacksonville, AR 720761770559403
  8. Paul Phillips, MDLittle Rock, AR 722021821188319
  9. Claire Price, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729031841262730
  10. Cynthia Quinn, MDHeber Springs, AR 725431083676027
  11. Patrick RischFayetteville, AR 727031003104498
  12. Michael Roberson, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051982689139
  13. Christopher Rodriguez, MDFort Smith, AR 729031942573639
  14. Brita Rook, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051942444211
  15. David Rozas, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051043289101
  16. Ammar Safar, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051083624530
  17. Ahmed Sallam, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051750754545
  18. Riley Sanders, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051790147155
  19. Randel Saylor, MDFort Smith, AR 729011952373540
  20. Tracey Schmucker, M.D.Searcy, AR 721431902805534
  21. George Schroeder, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051477656213
  22. Jan Scruggs, MDNorth Little Rock, AR 721171982657169
  23. Ahmed Shakarchi, MD, MPHLittle Rock, AR 722051346866985
  24. Diana Shipman, MDFayetteville, AR 727031003879313
  25. Daniel Sines, M.D.Rogers, AR 727561508028218
  26. Ernest Singleton, M.D.Fayetteville, AR 727031770821324
  27. Kellye Smith, M.D.Fayetteville, AR 727031164473468
  28. Melanie Smith, M.D.Conway, AR 720321023092343
  29. Omar Solyman, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051396264842
  30. Chetan Soni, MDFort Smith, AR 729031598876526
  31. Joseph Stainton, MDJonesboro, AR 724011730110958
  32. Thomas Stank, M.D.Jonesboro, AR 724011598779209
  33. Phillip Suffridge, M.D.Benton, AR 720151730142530
  34. Carina Torres Sanvicente, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051306400775
  35. Sami Uwaydat, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051679798698
  36. Monica Verma, MDLittle Rock, AR 722121104016484
  37. Thomas Wallace, M.D.Hot Springs, AR 719131124021696
  38. David Warner, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051376520908
  39. John Watkins, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051245290550
  40. Alyssa Wenger, MDJonesboro, AR 724011992733562
  41. Christopher Westfall, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051649360132
  42. Byron Wilkes, M.D.Pine Bluff, AR 716031710101977
  43. Taylor Wilkes, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051164402251
  44. Ethan Wright, M.D.Mountain Home, AR 726531659557171
  45. Kent Zocchi, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051629028733

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Arkansas ranks 46 of 51 per resident

  1. Texas5.0
  2. Georgia4.9
  3. Arizona4.8
  4. Arkansas4.7
  5. Alabama4.6
  6. Indiana4.5
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

74.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.8% 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. Arkansas74.5%
  2. United States77.8%

Ophthalmology Physician records in Arkansas, measured

  • In a Medicare file108 of 145 · 74.5% here, 77.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file89 · 61.4% here, 65.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more96 · 66.2% here, 63.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2001 · the 89 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

145 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician (207W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Arkansas: 4.7 per 100,000 residents against 6.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Little Rock has 61 of them (42%).

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. Nevada143
  2. Hawaii128
  3. Mississippi165
  4. Kansas166

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Arizona4.8
  2. Georgia4.9
  3. Alabama4.6
  4. Indiana4.5

The largest states

  1. California2,899
  2. New York1,822
  3. Florida1,581
  4. Texas1,514
  5. Pennsylvania1,088

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.