NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Surgical Physician Assistant in Arkansas

44 NPPES records list surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Arkansas, 1.4 per 100,000 residents, the 51st highest rate of 51. Little Rock and Fayetteville 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 363AS0400X · 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, 18

  1. Little Rock18
  2. Fayetteville7
  3. Conway2
  4. Fort Smith2
  5. Harrison2

Surgical Physician Assistant records in Arkansas

  1. Anderson Benson, PA-CLittle Rock, AR 722051710062724
  2. Indie Caldwell, MS, MSPAS, PA-CLittle Rock, AR 722041073326765
  3. Emma Cheek, PA-CLittle Rock, AR 722051073296471
  4. Houston Cotton, PA-CLittle Rock, AR 722051962019182
  5. Nicholas Crump, PABryant, AR 720221285215491
  6. Kierstin Daugherty, PA-CNorth Little Rock, AR 721181356937593
  7. David Davidson, PACamden, AR 717011699382440
  8. Gregory Ehrler, PA-CFayetteville, AR 727031326144320
  9. William Ellis, PA-CLittle Rock, AR 722271730825829
  10. Brooklin Faulkenberry, PALittle Rock, AR 722051477418655
  11. Courteney Gooch, PA-C, MPASLittle Rock, AR 722051366921280
  12. Taylor Gregory, PA-CConway, AR 720341205593068
  13. Megan Grove, PA-CFayetteville, AR 727031609485663
  14. Jordan Hardin, PA-CLittle Rock, AR 722111881158517
  15. April Harris, PA-CNorth Little Rock, AR 721181588327407
  16. Allison Henry, PA-CLittle Rock, AR 722051790252286
  17. Devon Hughes, PA-CFort Smith, AR 729031528825445
  18. Farrah Jennings, PA-CFayetteville, AR 727031316485857
  19. Michael Justus, PA-CSearcy, AR 721431538330220
  20. Clayton Kiihnl, PA-CBatesville, AR 725011922231307
  21. Anthony Long, CSAPine Bluff, AR 716031912455387
  22. Reece Martin, PA-CRogers, AR 727581194421339
  23. Moorea Massa, PA-CFayetteville, AR 727031013664093
  24. Layne McLainBentonville, AR 727131841614930
  25. Matthew MillerLittle Rock, AR 722051700482171
  26. Mandy Mooneyham, PA-CFayetteville, AR 727031831391655
  27. Luke OrisonFort Smith, AR 729031407694722
  28. Kumar Patel, PA-CLittle Rock, AR 722021396115192
  29. Anna PodyLittle Rock, AR 722051124986070
  30. Caden PulliamLittle Rock, AR 722121689531972
  31. Lonny Ramey, PASearcy, AR 721431720098411
  32. Lauren Rappold, PALittle Rock, AR 722111295535623
  33. Tara Rogers, P.A.Conway, AR 720321831409135
  34. Anthony Rose, PA-CHarrison, AR 726011629003736
  35. Thomas Simmons, P.A.Fayetteville, AR 727031366422404
  36. Taylor Sites, PA-CFayetteville, AR 727031154031987
  37. Julie Slavik, PARogers, AR 727581962452938
  38. David Street, PABenton, AR 720221487252755
  39. Elaine Thrash, PALittle Rock, AR 722051013473008
  40. Joshua Trinkle, P.A.Harrison, AR 726011215233887
  41. Sara Vann, P.A.Springdale, AR 727621780910653
  42. Rikki Walker, PA-CLittle Rock, AR 722051316220049
  43. Zachary Webb, CSALittle Rock, AR 722051437235207
  44. John Wise, PA-CLittle Rock, AR 722051376632364

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AS0400X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Arkansas ranks 51 of 51 per resident

  1. Iowa1.8
  2. Mississippi1.6
  3. North Dakota1.5
  4. Arkansas1.4
  5. 50 states and D.C.5.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AS0400X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

72.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.2% 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. Arkansas72.7%
  2. United States76.2%

Surgical Physician Assistant records in Arkansas, measured

  • In a Medicare file32 of 44 · 72.7% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file31 · 70.5% here, 64.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more14 · 31.8% here, 52.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2020 · the 30 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363AS0400X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

44 NPPES records list surgical physician assistant (363AS0400X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Arkansas: 1.4 per 100,000 residents against 5.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Little Rock has 18 of them (41%).

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. Alaska42
  2. Mississippi48
  3. South Dakota40
  4. Hawaii34

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. North Dakota1.5
  2. Iowa1.8
  3. Indiana2.4
  4. Kentucky2.6

The largest states

  1. New York2,152
  2. Florida1,444
  3. Texas1,350
  4. California1,075
  5. Pennsylvania832

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.