Dr. Muhammad Arshad, MD
Pain Medicine (Pain Medicine Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 41
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 228
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Pain Medicine Physician primary
AR license E-3580 -
Anesthesiology Physician
AR license E-3580
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- Arkansas PAin Care Clinics, PA (2 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 228
- Services billed
- 6,332
- Patients’ average age
- 67
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | 1,056 | 139 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 855 | 150 |
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | 843 | 53 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 305 | 122 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 282 | 119 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 125 | 84 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 61 | 15 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 54 | 43 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 51 | 25 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 51 | 51 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 715 |
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 686 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (oxycodone hcl/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 361 |
| Gabapentin Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 266 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 177 |
| Diclofenac Sodium Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 152 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er (morphine sulfate) Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 146 |
| Tizanidine Hcl Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 125 |
| Lidocaine Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 99 |
| Morphine Sulfate Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 83 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 2 companies reported 2 payments worth $478 in total to this clinician.
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $460 |
|---|---|
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $18.12 |
| Travel and Lodging | $460 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $18.12 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation Jul 11, 2025 | Travel and Lodging WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · WaveWriter Alpha_NMD · travel to Dallas, TX · in-kind | $460 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.