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General surgeons who accept Medicare in Little Rock, AR
CMS lists 63 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Little Rock. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 59. Offer telehealth: 8.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 72205 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $80, of which you pay about $20; a follow-up visit $65, of which you pay about $16 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Rene S. Parungao, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 95.6/100Graduated 2001 · Illinois Medical CollegeMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $959Eric C. Burdge, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.2/100Graduated 1998 · JS Weill Medical College, Cornell UniversityMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,226David P. Dean, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 75/100Graduated 1990 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $662Richard S. Wirges, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 75/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2002 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,802Abdelrahman M. Attili, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $273John W. Baker, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1983 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine in ShreveportMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $313Juan C. Barreto Andrade, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2001MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $5,262Richard D. Betzold
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleSamuel E. Bledsoe, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $876Nolan Bruce, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014 · University of Oklahoma College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $162Lyle J. Burdine, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010 · University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,266Jeffrey M. Burford, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007 · Tulane University School of MedicineMaleJorge H. Castro Otero, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995MaleChris Cate, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1992MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $313Jodie M. Clementson, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018 · Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic MedFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $687Charles R. Cole, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $750Benjamin L. Davis, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Little Rock: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $23Gregory J. Engstrom, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Little Rock: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,389Martha M. Estrada, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · Cincinnati College of Medicine and SurgeryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $4,526Andrea Fa, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $165Patrick M. Fleeman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $402Jordan W. Greer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017MaleOther offices in Little Rock: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $23Gili G. Halfteck, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012FemaleRonda Henry Tillman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1992 · University of California, San Diego School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $425Brandon D. Ingram, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012 · University of Mississippi School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $137Matthew Johnson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990 · Medical College of WisconsinMaleOther offices in Little Rock: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $77Kyle J. Kalkwarf, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011 · University of Texas Medical School at San AntonioMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $36Shinho T. Kang, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017 · Creighton University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $366Mark Khalil, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020 · University of South Carolina School of Medicine, GreenvilleMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $514Peter J. Kim, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $897Mary K. Kimbrough, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine in ShreveportFemaleOther offices in Little Rock: 1Michaela C. Kollisch-Singule, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011 · State University of NY Upstate Medical UniversityFemaleMelissa R. Kost, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012 · University of Florida College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Little Rock: 1Joseph F. Margolick, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014MaleOther offices in Little Rock: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $31Alfred S. Marotti, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1998 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $343Theresa G. McCallie, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $68John R. Montgomery, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015 · Medical University of South Carolina College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Little Rock: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $208Tsukasa Nakamura, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $208Daniela A. Ochoa, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $921Raj Patel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013MaleOther offices in Little Rock: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,228Eric M. Paul, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,642Bobby D. Perry, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1989 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $5,340Michael M. Pollock, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1988 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $280Sirinya Prasertvit, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $20Anna M. Privratsky, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011FemaleAnna N. Rinewalt, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $3,352Gregory T. Rives, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,104Ronald Robertson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1989 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $522Jourdaen L. Sanchez, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020 · University of Kansas School of Med (kc/wich/sal)FemaleEsther H. Teo, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009 · JS Weill Medical College, Cornell UniversityFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $124Nicholas D. Tingquist, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Little Rock: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $181James J. Tucker, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008MaleApril B. Turner, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $249Lexie H. Vaughn, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017 · Mercer University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $3,605Kurtis S. Vinsant, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1985 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $138James C. Walker, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $6,803Victor B. Williams, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $184Richard M. Yeager, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016 · University of Cincinnati College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $124Shannon P. Zehtaban, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $253Olivia M. Hopper
May accept assignmentGraduated 2020 · Liberty Univ College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleSamuel R. Parrish, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2026 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine in ShreveportMaleVictoria S. Patton, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2020 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine in ShreveportFemaleMaria G. Urdaneta Perez, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2016Female
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).