Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD

Dr. Edwards practices at Bowen Hefley Orthopedics in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Dr. Edwards' NPI, 1235289596, was assigned on January 11, 2007. Dr. Edwards graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Edwards holds Arkansas license E6910.

Dr. Edwards' primary practice is Bowen Hefley Orthopedics, at 4300 Landers Rd, North Little Rock, AR 72117 in Pulaski County. The practice phone is (501) 663-6455.

Dr. Edwards' primary practice is Bowen Hefley Orthopedics in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Dr. Edwards is also affiliated with Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock. The medical group on file is Bowen Hefley Orthopedics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Edwards to 5 more hospitals, 4 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Edwards practices, 12 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Edwards' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0114X. Dmand AI has Dr. Edwards' licenses on file in 2 states: Arkansas and North Carolina.

CMS data shows 3,217 Medicare services from Dr. Edwards across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 578 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $362,205 for them.

CMS counts 578 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Edwards in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 285 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Edwards' median patient age at 69, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Edwards wrote 2,283 Medicare Part D claims for 474 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,206 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $61,601 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,985 claims across 21 drugs.

Dr. Edwards accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 131 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Edwards, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 48 papers to Dr. Edwards, published from 2011 to 2023. 2020 was the busiest year, with 8. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip and Length of Stay. Dr. Edwards has published most often in J Arthroplasty. Dr. Edwards' most frequent co-authors are Simon Cavendish Mears, MD, PhD, Charles Lowry Barnes, MD and James Robert Kee, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Edwards to 2 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Osteoarthritis, Knee, Osteonecrosis and Necrosis.

CMS Open Payments shows 233 general payments to Dr. Edwards from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 32% of the total. Encore Medical, LP paid the most, $98,973. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $1,300 in 2017.

Dr. Edwards graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 2005.