Dr. Russell B. Branum, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 254,947
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 919
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,158
- MIPS score, 2024
- 99
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 1501 S Waldron Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72903
- Practice phone
- Call (479) 573-7800
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Ft Smith Rheumatology
Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Dr. Russell B. Branum is a rheumatologist in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Dr. Branum practices at Ft Smith Rheumatology in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Dr. Branum's NPI, 1629065685, was assigned on October 4, 2005. Dr. Branum graduated from University of California, Geffen School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Branum holds Arkansas license E3265.
- NPI
- 1629065685NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4789643693
- NPI enumeration date
- October 4, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (479) 573-7800
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 64
- Medical school graduation
- 1988
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Russell B. Branum practices at Ft Smith Rheumatology in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Dr. Branum's primary practice is Ft Smith Rheumatology, at 1501 S Waldron Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72903 in Sebastian County. The practice phone is (479) 573-7800.
- Ft Smith Rheumatology1501 S Waldron Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72903 · Sebastian CountyPhone(479) 573-7800
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Russell B. Branum is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Branum's primary practice is Ft Smith Rheumatology in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Dr. Branum is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. The medical group on file is ARcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Branum to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 other site, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Russell B. Branum's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Branum practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Ft Smith Rheumatology | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Russell B. Branum is one of 46 rheumatologists in Arkansas
Rheumatology is Dr. Branum's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Branum is licensed in Arkansas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, ArkansasPrimary
Rheumatologists near Dr. Branum
Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Russell B. Branum billed Medicare for 254,947 services in 2024
CMS data shows 254,947 Medicare services from Dr. Branum across 51 procedure codes in 2024, for 919 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,802,721 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Branum's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 216,6162024: 229,8036%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 15,4282024: 15,8072%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2,9932024: 2,9551%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,4742024: 2,469No change
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,1622024: 1,9868%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2,3292024: 1,92717%
Dr. Branum compared with the Arkansas median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Branum
- Arkansas median
- Medicare services
- 254,947vs 3,71068.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 919vs 2723.4 times
- Part D claims
- 2,895vs 1,94449% above
Medians across 49 rheumatologists in Arkansas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Branum's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Russell B. Branum treated 919 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 919 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Branum in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 425 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.54, 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. Branum's median patient age at 71, with 77% women.
Dr. Branum's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Branum's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women72879%
- Men19121%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Branum's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol74%
- Osteoporosis51%
- Mood disorders33%
- Chronic kidney disease32%
- Depression31%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Branum's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women77%
- Men23%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Russell B. Branum wrote 3,158 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Branum wrote 3,158 Medicare Part D claims for 490 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,895 of them, across 43 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $691,373 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,454 claims across 40 drugs.
Dr. Branum's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,895 claims92%
- Brand-name263 claims8%
Dr. Branum's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Branum's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids6%201 of 3,158 claims
- Antibiotics1%18 of 3,158 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,4542024: 2,89518%
Drugs named by CMS: 43 in 2024, 40 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Russell B. Branum scored 99 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 out of 100 for Dr. Branum for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Branum accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Branum's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 99of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 88of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Russell B. Branum received $110,675 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1,977 general payments to Dr. Branum from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 54% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $40,497.
General payments to Dr. Branum by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Branum by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$59,94054%
- Food and beverage$34,85231%
- Consulting fees$6,3306%
- Travel and lodging$5,9965%
- Other$3,5563%
Companies that paid Dr. Branum the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Russell B. Branum graduated from University of California, Geffen School of Medicine
Dr. Branum graduated from University of California, Geffen School of Medicine in 1988.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Russell B. Branum's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Russell B. Branum's NPI number?
Dr. Russell B. Branum's NPI number is 1629065685. It was assigned on October 4, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Russell B. Branum?
Dr. Russell B. Branum is a rheumatologist in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Russell B. Branum practice?
Dr. Branum practices at 1501 S Waldron Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72903. Dr. Branum's primary practice is Ft Smith Rheumatology in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Branum to 3 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 other site.
What is Dr. Russell B. Branum's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Branum is (479) 573-7800.
What is Dr. Russell B. Branum's medical license number?
Dr. Branum holds Arkansas license E3265.
Which hospitals is Dr. Russell B. Branum affiliated with?
Dr. Branum is affiliated with Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. Dmand AI links Dr. Branum to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Russell B. Branum part of?
Dr. Branum is linked to ARcare. Dmand AI links Dr. Branum to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Russell B. Branum accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Branum billed Medicare for 254,947 services in 2024, and Dr. Branum accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Russell B. Branum's MIPS score?
Dr. Branum's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 99 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Russell B. Branum see?
CMS counts 919 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Branum in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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What services does Dr. Russell B. Branum bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Branum's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0717), injected or infused drug (J3262) and injected or infused drug (J1602).
Where did Dr. Russell B. Branum go to medical school?
Dr. Branum graduated from University of California, Geffen School of Medicine in 1988.
What drugs does Dr. Russell B. Branum prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Branum's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methotrexate, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Russell B. Branum received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $110,675 in general payments to Dr. Branum from 35 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Russell B. Branum been practicing?
Dr. Branum graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.
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