NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Arkansas

68,047 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Arkansas, 2,218 per 100,000 residents, close to the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 293 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Arkansas State Medical Board search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; HHS-OIG LEIE of Sep 10, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).
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Family Medicine is Arkansas's largest physician specialty

8,549 records in Arkansas list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Arkansas list:

  1. Family Medicine1,681
  2. Internal Medicine768
  3. Pediatrics509
  4. Emergency Medicine447
  5. Anesthesiology390
  6. Psychiatry329
  7. Diagnostic Radiology297
  8. Surgery284

Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Across every provider type, Case Manager/Care Coordinator is the largest group

  1. Case Manager/Care Coordinator11,186
  2. Behavior Technician4,041
  3. Speech-Language Pathologist3,677
  4. Pharmacist2,900
  5. Family Nurse Practitioner2,737
  6. Mental Health Counselor2,663
  7. Students in training2,267
  8. Physical Therapist2,255

Little Rock has the most records

  1. Little Rock13,172
  2. Jonesboro5,031
  3. Fayetteville3,890
  4. Fort Smith2,951
  5. Conway2,848
  6. Springdale2,383
  7. North Little Rock2,298
  8. Hot Springs2,042

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

1,282 Arkansas entries on the federal exclusion list

41.8 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in Arkansas: license revoked, suspended or surrendered. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →

  1. License revoked, suspended or surrendered458
  2. Conviction for a program-related crime357
  3. Conviction for patient abuse or neglect271
  4. Felony conviction for health care fraud100
  5. Felony conviction for a controlled substance37

Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a Arkansas address, five most common authorities.

The 30 Arkansas cities with the most records

  1. Little Rock13,172
  2. Jonesboro5,031
  3. Fayetteville3,890
  4. Fort Smith2,951
  5. Conway2,848
  6. Springdale2,383
  7. North Little Rock2,298
  8. Hot Springs2,042
  9. Rogers1,948
  10. Benton1,934
  11. Bentonville1,686
  12. Paragould1,413
  13. Searcy1,409
  14. Russellville1,278
  15. Batesville1,004
  16. Mountain Home907
  17. Pine Bluff852
  18. Harrison668
  19. Texarkana603
  20. Sherwood600
  21. West Memphis597
  22. Cabot576
  23. Arkadelphia572
  24. Bryant566
  25. Van Buren524
  26. El Dorado501
  27. Malvern500
  28. Clarksville493
  29. Jacksonville473
  30. Monticello409

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in Arkansas?

68,047 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Arkansas, under 481 provider taxonomy codes. A record is a registration, not a license: it includes clinicians, technicians and students in training.

What is the most common physician specialty in Arkansas?

Family Medicine, with 1,681 records, followed by internal medicine (768). Across every provider type the largest group is Case Manager/Care Coordinator (11,186 records).

How do I find a doctor in Arkansas?

Open a physician specialty above for its Arkansas list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to AR. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.

The largest states

  1. California974,315
  2. New York545,291
  3. Florida470,495
  4. Texas433,013
  5. Ohio327,042

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Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); 2023 Census population estimates. Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses; PlainDoctor does not rate or recommend providers; its rankings sort billing figures, not quality.

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.