Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold, MD

  • Anchorage, AK
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1942293428PAC ID5193814952
Medicare services, 2024
57
Medicare patients, 2024
50
Publications
135
Clinical trials
5
Industry payments
$76
Practice address
1230 Northway Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508
Practice phone
Call (907) 550-6100
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Alaska Surgery Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Anchorage, Alaska

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Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold is an ophthalmologist in Anchorage, Alaska

Dr. Arnold practices at Alaska Surgery Center in Anchorage, Alaska.

Dr. Arnold's NPI, 1942293428, was assigned on August 30, 2005. Dr. Arnold graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Arnold holds Alaska license AA2439.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5193814952
NPI enumeration date
August 30, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(907) 550-6100
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
68
Medical school graduation
1984

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold practices at Alaska Surgery Center in Anchorage, Alaska

Dr. Arnold's primary practice is Alaska Surgery Center, at 1230 Northway Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508. The practice phone is (907) 550-6100.

  • Alaska Surgery Center
    1230 Northway Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508Phone(907) 550-6100

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Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Arnold's primary practice is Alaska Surgery Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Dmand AI also links Dr. Arnold to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Arnold practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Alaska Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold is one of 32 ophthalmologists in Alaska

Ophthalmology is Dr. Arnold's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Arnold is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Arnold's licenses on file in 2 states: Alaska and Minnesota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, AlaskaPrimaryLicense AA2439 · 1989 to 2026 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Minnesota license1985 to 1988

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists eyelid inflammation, glaucoma and vision problems among the conditions Dr. Arnold treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Arnold

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Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold billed Medicare for 57 services in 2024

CMS data shows 57 Medicare services from Dr. Arnold across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 50 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,092 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202457
Medicare patients50
Paid by Medicare$4,092
Procedure codes3

Dr. Arnold's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 502024: 3432%
Tests and treatments
2023: 312024: 2326%

Dr. Arnold compared with the Alaska median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Arnold
  • Alaska median
Medicare services
57vs 1,11995% below
Medicare patients
50vs 42788% below

Medians across 32 ophthalmologists in Alaska with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Arnold's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold treated 50 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 58

CMS counts 50 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Arnold in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 23 patients. 42% of them have high cholesterol, and 38% have high blood pressure. 44% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Arnold's median patient age at 9, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 202450
Average age58
Average risk score1.00
Also on Medicaid44%

Dr. Arnold's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Arnold's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2958%
  • Men2142%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Arnold's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol42%
  2. High blood pressure38%
  3. Arthritis28%
  4. Diabetes22%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Arnold's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 9

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men46%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold takes part in Medicare

Dr. Arnold accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold has 135 publications on record

Dmand AI links 135 papers to Dr. Arnold, published from 2007 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 9. The most frequent topics are Amblyopia, Vision Screening and Visual Acuity. Dr. Arnold has published most often in J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. Dr. Arnold's most frequent co-authors are Jack Jacob, MD, Brion J. Beerle, MD and Sean P. Donahue, MD, PhD.

Papers135
Years published2007 to 2025

Dr. Arnold's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Arnold writes about most

  • Amblyopia
  • Vision Screening
  • Visual Acuity
  • Strabismus
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity
  • Alaska
  • Heart Rate
  • Reflex, Oculocardiac

Dr. Arnold's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Arnold

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold has worked on 5 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Arnold to 5 clinical trials. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Amblyopia, Strabismus and Anisometropia. Alaska Blind Child Discovery sponsors the most, 4.

Conditions in Dr. Arnold's trials

  • Amblyopia
  • Strabismus
  • Anisometropia
  • Color Vision Defects
  • Bradycardia

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Arnold

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Arnold

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold received $76 in industry payments in 2016

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Arnold from 2 drug and device companies in 2016. Entertainment make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Optos, Inc. paid the most, $64.

General payments to Dr. Arnold by kind, 2016 to 2016

$76in total
  • Entertainment$6484%
  • Food and beverage$1216%

Companies that paid Dr. Arnold the most, 2016 to 2016

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold has 3 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Arnold, most recently Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.

Awards and honors for Dr. Arnold

  1. 2020
    • Lifetime Achievement Award
  2. 2014
    • Regional Top Doctor
  3. Undated
    • AAO Fellow

Dr. Arnold's committees and leadership roles

Vision Screening Committee- AAPOSMember or Chair
2003 to 2015

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold graduated from Yale School of Medicine

Dr. Arnold graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Arnold is a member of AAO.

  1. Medical schoolYale School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers

Dr. Arnold is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. POS plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • AK State Medicaid
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare
  • +1 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Arnold accepts, by number of carriers

  1. POS5
  2. PPO5
  3. HMO4
  4. Medicare4
  5. EPO3
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold's NPI number?

Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold's NPI number is 1942293428. It was assigned on August 30, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold?

Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold is an ophthalmologist in Anchorage, Alaska. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold practice?

Dr. Arnold practices at 1230 Northway Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508. Dr. Arnold's primary practice is Alaska Surgery Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Dmand AI also links Dr. Arnold to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Arnold is (907) 550-6100.

What is Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold's medical license number?

Dr. Arnold holds Alaska license AA2439, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Arnold in Alaska (1989 to 2026) and Minnesota (1985 to 1988).

Does Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Arnold billed Medicare for 57 services in 2024, and Dr. Arnold accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold see?

CMS counts 50 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Arnold in 2024, with an average age of 58.

Is Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold board certified?

Yes. Dr. Arnold is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

What services does Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Arnold's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92060), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).

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Where did Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold go to medical school?

Dr. Arnold graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1984.

Has Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $76 in general payments to Dr. Arnold from 2 companies from 2016 to 2016. The largest total came from Optos, Inc.

How long has Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold been practicing?

Dr. Arnold graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.

Does Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold do research?

Dmand AI links 135 publications to Dr. Arnold, published from 2007 to 2025. Dr. Arnold has worked on 5 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold publish with?

Dr. Arnold's most frequent co-authors are Jack Jacob, MD (5 shared papers), Brion J. Beerle, MD (4 shared papers) and Sean P. Donahue, MD, PhD (4 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Robert Wendall Arnold accept?

Dr. Arnold is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. POS plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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