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Dr. David B. Ryals, M.D.

Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
16
In the NPI registry since
2010
Medicare patients seen, 2024
368

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. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2010Medical school: University of Arkansas College of Medicine
  • 2010Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

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

  • Emergency Medicine Physician primary
    AR license E7338

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Emergency Medicine per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

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
368
Services billed
579
Patients’ average age
74
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making216209
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only152149
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making7168
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes6464

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

Most prescribed drugs, Medicare Part D 2024
DrugPrescriptions
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen)
Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR
25
Cefuroxime (cefuroxime axetil)
Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR
18
Ondansetron Odt (ondansetron)
Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR
14
Naproxen Sodium12
Cephalexin
Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR
11

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated August 13, 2013), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1215252812. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.