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Dr. David N. Collins, M.D.

Joint Replacement Surgery (Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)

At a glance

In the NPI registry since
2006

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

  • Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
    AR license R-2908

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

Map: Joint Replacement Surgery per capita by county →

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 3 companies reported 12 payments worth $322,601 in total to this clinician.

By company
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.$322,419
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.$136
Stryker Corporation$47.14
By type
Royalty or License$322,419
Food and Beverage$183

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Jun 27, 2025DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
Jun 27, 2025
Royalty or License
BIOLOX DELTA · Ortho-Shoulder
$56,886
Mar 24, 2025DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
Mar 24, 2025
Royalty or License
BIOLOX DELTA · Ortho-Shoulder
$55,865
Sep 22, 2025DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
Sep 22, 2025
Royalty or License
BIOLOX DELTA · Ortho-Shoulder
$55,000
Dec 22, 2025DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
Dec 22, 2025
Royalty or License
BIOLOX DELTA · Ortho-Shoulder
$48,681
Jan 13, 2025DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
Jan 13, 2025
Royalty or License
BIOLOX DELTA · Ortho-Shoulder
$47,776
Mar 4, 2025DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
Mar 4, 2025
Royalty or License
BIOLOX DELTA · Ortho-Shoulder
$16,601
May 26, 2025DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
May 26, 2025
Royalty or License
BIOLOX DELTA · Ortho-Shoulder
$14,695
Aug 25, 2025DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
Aug 25, 2025
Royalty or License
BIOLOX DELTA · Ortho-Shoulder
$14,399
Nov 27, 2025DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
Nov 27, 2025
Royalty or License
BIOLOX DELTA · Ortho-Shoulder
$12,515

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.

Who received the most in Arkansas →

Other Joint Replacement Surgery clinicians in Little Rock

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated April 27, 2023), 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 1902884232. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.