Dr. Michael Brandon Pafford, MD

Dr. Pafford practices at Saint Marys Regional Medical Center (AR) in Russellville, Arkansas.

Dr. Pafford's NPI, 1508814617, was assigned on May 4, 2006. Dr. Pafford graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Pafford holds Arkansas license E-3316.

Dr. Pafford's primary practice is Saint Marys Regional Medical Center (AR), at 1808 W Main St, Russellville, AR 72801 in Pope County. The practice phone is (479) 968-2841.

Dr. Pafford's primary practice is Saint Marys Regional Medical Center (AR) in Russellville, Arkansas. Dr. Pafford is also affiliated with Saint Mary's Regional Health. The medical group on file is St. Marys Physician Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pafford to 4 more hospitals and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pafford practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hospitalist is Dr. Pafford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Pafford is licensed in Arkansas.

CMS data shows 1,002 Medicare services from Dr. Pafford across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 318 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $75,161 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 318 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pafford in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 111 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pafford's median patient age at 65, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pafford wrote 236 Medicare Part D claims for 119 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 71 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $625 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 30 claims across 2 drugs.

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

CMS Open Payments shows 73 general payments to Dr. Pafford from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company paid the most, $606.

Dr. Pafford graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 2000.