NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Registered Nurse in Arkansas

1,216 NPPES records list registered nurse with a practice address in Arkansas, 40 per 100,000 residents, the 28th highest rate of 51. Little Rock and Springdale have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Arkansas license search. Page 25 of 25.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 163W00000X · method

Little Rock has the most, 238

Registered Nurse records in Arkansas

  1. Candice Workman, RNLittle Rock, AR 722051871716175
  2. Lisa WorshamLittle Rock, AR 722051336904291
  3. Melissa Worsham, RNWest Memphis, AR 723011437578937
  4. Janet Wright, R.N.Mountain Home, AR 726531992912752
  5. Samantha Wright, RNHot Springs, AR 719131902099195
  6. Amber WymanTexarkana, AR 718541487020350
  7. Destiny WynneLowell, AR 727451124985460
  8. Lashaundra YancyLittle Rock, AR 722041356998793
  9. Nancy YangFort Smith, AR 729031033625967
  10. Kayla YeagerBatesville, AR 725011376351411
  11. Lora YotherHackett, AR 729371679969638
  12. Tiffany YoungJonesboro, AR 724011710775705
  13. Joyce YuratichLittle Rock, AR 722021083926364
  14. Jenna Zachman, RNLittle Rock, AR 722041063066561
  15. Amanda Zajac, RN, BSNNorth Little Rock, AR 721161578351011
  16. Jun Zhao, RNSpringdale, AR 727621922312974

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Arkansas ranks 28 of 51 per resident

  1. Arizona42
  2. Pennsylvania41
  3. Maryland40
  4. Arkansas40
  5. Oklahoma36
  6. California35
  7. 50 states and D.C.44

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 1.5% 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. Arkansas0.7%
  2. United States1.5%

Registered Nurse records in Arkansas, measured

  • In a Medicare file9 of 1,216 · 0.7% here, 1.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file7 · 0.6% here, 1.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more691 · 56.8% here, 57.2% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 163W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,216 NPPES records list registered nurse (163W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Arkansas: 40 per 100,000 residents against 44 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Little Rock has 238 of them (20%).

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. Alaska1,201
  2. Virginia1,282
  3. West Virginia1,003
  4. Kansas997

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Maryland39.7
  2. Pennsylvania41.4
  3. Arizona42.0
  4. Oklahoma35.9

The largest states

  1. New York25,740
  2. California13,506
  3. Ohio9,656
  4. Texas8,921
  5. Washington5,708

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.