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John King, M.D.

NPI 1255350021ActiveIndividual· Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist· Little Rock, AR

Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist (M.D.) with Retina Associates, P.A. and 1 other group, practicing in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2024 Medicare paid $2,405,754 for 1,136 patients, and Part D covered 632 of their prescriptions, 56% of them generic. Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $649.80 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock as a hospital affiliation. A record with the same name and state is on the OIG exclusion list; it carries no NPI, so check it before acting.

Overview

NPI1255350021
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 19, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJun 1, 2026
Certified by providerJun 1, 2026

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist Primary207WX0107XE8699AR

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

Possible match: verify before acting. The OIG list has a record with the same name in Arkansas, but that record carries no NPI, so it may be a different person or business.

Matched byName on OIG listExclusion typeExcluded sinceLocation
Name + stateJohn Stephen King · Nurse/Nurses Aide1128b4Aug 19, 2004West Memphis, AR
ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026Possible (name)See above
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Ophthalmology (AR)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients1,136
Services billed46,787 across 41 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$2,405,754

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)632 · 982 30-day fills
Patients246
Total drug cost$24,461
Generic share56% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2000
Medicare specialtyOphthalmology

Medical groups

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$649.80 · 23 payments from 8 companies
  • 2024$600.23 · 21 payments from 6 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$649.80 · 23 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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