Dr. Bing Behrens, MD
Neurology (Neurology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 44
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 447
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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Neurology Physician primary
AR license E-1805
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. Jonesboro, AR
Medical groups
- Northeast Arkansas Clinic Charitable Foundation, Inc. (293 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
- 447
- Services billed
- 757
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 408 | 301 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | 135 | 117 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | 116 | 111 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 102 | 102 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 52 | 46 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy | 21 | 21 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 18 | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Trazodone Hcl Other prescribers in Jonesboro, AR | 112 |
| Gamunex-C (immune globul g/gly/iga avg 46) | 28 |
| Eszopiclone Other prescribers in Jonesboro, AR | 27 |
| Gabapentin Other prescribers in Jonesboro, AR | 26 |
| Clonazepam Other prescribers in Jonesboro, AR | 23 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate Other prescribers in Jonesboro, AR | 23 |
| Modafinil Other prescribers in Jonesboro, AR | 18 |
| Ropinirole Hcl Other prescribers in Jonesboro, AR | 15 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate Other prescribers in Jonesboro, AR | 12 |
| Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe (butalb/acetaminophen/caffeine) Other prescribers in Jonesboro, AR | 11 |
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, 10 companies reported 29 payments worth $848 in total to this clinician.
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $297 |
|---|---|
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | $244 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $100 |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc | $43.62 |
| AbbVie Inc. | $40.99 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $36.28 |
| Resmed Corp | $28.05 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $21.53 |
| Food and Beverage | $693 |
|---|---|
| Education | $155 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. Mar 11, 2025 | Education XYWAV · NEUROLOGY · in-kind | $99.99 |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC Sep 3, 2025 | Education in-kind | $54.99 |
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.