Dr. Joel Rodman Epperson Jr., MD

Dr. Epperson practices at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, part of Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Epperson's NPI, 1194746602, was assigned on July 21, 2006. Dr. Epperson holds Arkansas license E-6357.

Dr. Epperson's primary practice is Lawrence Memorial Hospital, at 1309 West Main Street, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476 in Lawrence County. The practice phone is (870) 886-1200.

Dr. Epperson's primary practice is Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, part of Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Dr. Epperson is also affiliated with St. Bernards Medical Center. The medical group on file is Family Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Epperson to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account. Dr. Epperson's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Epperson practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic surgery is Dr. Epperson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Epperson's licenses on file in 2 states: Arkansas and Mississippi.

CMS data shows 482 Medicare services from Dr. Epperson across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 483 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $52,684 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 483 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Epperson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 168 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Epperson's median patient age at 47, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Epperson wrote 401 Medicare Part D claims for 264 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 289 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,776 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 291 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Epperson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Epperson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 130 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Epperson, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Epperson from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Kerecis Limited paid the most, $8.