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William A. Arnold, M.D.

NPI 1720042591ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Phoenix, AZ

Surgery (M.D.) with Vhs Outpatient Clinics Inc, practicing in Phoenix, Arizona. 60 Medicare patients in 2024, $24,735 paid; nearly all of their 278 Part D prescriptions were generic (91%). Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,833 in all, mostly education. Lists Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1720042591
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 17, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJan 21, 2014

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X32913AZ

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 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (AZ)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients60
Services billed142 across 38 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$24,735

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)278 · 418 30-day fills
Patients73
Total drug cost$26,216
Generic share91% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1997
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,833 · 6 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$1,220 · 17 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.$1,6222
Medtronic, Inc.$178.112
Ethicon US, LLC$32.612

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Education$1,500 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$332.59 · 5 payments

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