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Richard A. Nix, M.D.

NPI 1295727154ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Little Rock, AR

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in Little Rock, Arkansas, trained at University of Arkansas College of Medicine (class of 1977). 596 Medicare patients in 2024, $190,639 paid; nearly all of their 1,541 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Stryker Corporation was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $479.71 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1295727154
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 17, 2005
Last updated in NPPESFeb 27, 2008

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000XC5224AR

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (AR); Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (IN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients596
Services billed13,601 across 49 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$190,639

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,541 · 1,637 30-day fills
Patients505
Total drug cost$25,508
Generic share99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Arkansas College of Medicine
Graduation year1977
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$479.71 · 12 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$1,880 · 30 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Stryker Corporation$404.968
Amgen Inc.$30.922
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$24.491
Solventum Corporation$19.341

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$479.71 · 12 payments

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

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