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John Russell Burks, M.D.

NPI 1477931863ActiveIndividual· Ophthalmology· North Little Rock, AR

Ophthalmology (M.D.) in North Little Rock, Arkansas, trained at University of Arkansas College of Medicine (class of 2015). In 2024 Medicare paid $341,886 for 1,269 patients, and Part D covered 1,960 of their prescriptions, 58% of them generic. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $310.93 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1477931863
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 18, 2015
Last updated in NPPESFeb 28, 2023
Certified by providerFeb 28, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Ophthalmology Primary207W00000XE12133AR

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
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 patients1,269
Services billed4,093 across 25 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$341,886

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,960 · 2,663 30-day fills
Patients535
Total drug cost$105,281
Generic share58% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Arkansas College of Medicine
Graduation year2015
Medicare specialtyOphthalmology

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$310.93 · 15 payments from 7 companies
  • 2024$634.09 · 28 payments from 8 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$310.93 · 15 payments

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

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