Dr. Lewis E. Porter, MD

  • Benton, AR
  • General surgeon
NPI1407883044PAC ID0648299206
Medicare services, 2024
1,297
Medicare patients, 2024
532
Part D claims, 2024
2,446
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$3,860
Practice address
1 Medical Park Drive, Benton, AR 72015
Practice phone
Call (501) 776-6000
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Primary practice

Saline Memorial Hospital

Hospital · Benton, Arkansas

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Dr. Lewis E. Porter is a general surgeon in Benton, Arkansas

Dr. Porter practices at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Arkansas, part of Lifepoint Health.

Dr. Porter's NPI, 1407883044, was assigned on June 27, 2006. Dr. Porter graduated from Mayo Medical School in 2001. Dr. Porter holds Arkansas license E5015.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0648299206
NPI enumeration date
June 27, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(501) 776-6000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

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

Dr. Lewis E. Porter practices at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Arkansas

Dr. Porter's primary practice is Saline Memorial Hospital, at 1 Medical Park Drive, Benton, AR 72015 in Saline County. The practice phone is (501) 776-6000.

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Dr. Lewis E. Porter is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Porter's primary practice is Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Arkansas, part of Lifepoint Health. The medical group on file is Saline Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Porter to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lewis E. Porter's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Porter practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Saline Memorial HospitalAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Lewis E. Porter is one of 238 general surgeons in Arkansas

Surgery is Dr. Porter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Porter is licensed in Arkansas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, ArkansasPrimaryLicense E5015 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Porter

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Dr. Lewis E. Porter billed Medicare for 1,297 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,297 Medicare services from Dr. Porter across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 532 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $105,304 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,297
Medicare patients532
Paid by Medicare$105,304
Procedure codes14

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9222024: 1,03512%
Surgery
2023: 2492024: 2346%
Other services
2023: 552024: 2849%

Where Dr. Porter's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office97375%
  • In a facility32425%

Dr. Porter compared with the Arkansas median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Porter
  • Arkansas median
Medicare services
1,297vs 2475.3 times
Medicare patients
532vs 1803.0 times
Part D claims
2,312vs 7730.0 times

Medians across 246 general surgeons in Arkansas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Porter'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. Lewis E. Porter treated 532 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 532 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Porter in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 248 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Porter's median patient age at 62, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024532
Average age72
Average risk score1.29
Also on Medicaid14%

Dr. Porter's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Porter's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women29255%
  • Men24045%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol66%
  3. Arthritis44%
  4. Ischemic heart disease38%
  5. Mood disorders30%
  6. Diabetes29%
  7. Depression28%
  8. Anxiety25%

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

Dr. Porter's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 62

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men45%

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

Dr. Lewis E. Porter wrote 2,446 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Porter wrote 2,446 Medicare Part D claims for 548 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,312 of them, across 29 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $121,140 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,719 claims across 21 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,446
Drugs named by CMS29
Total drug cost$121,140
Part D patients548

Dr. Porter's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,210 claims90%
  • Brand-name and other236 claims10%

Dr. Porter'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. Porter's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids7%164 of 2,446 claims
  • Antibiotics5%124 of 2,446 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: 1,7192024: 2,31234%

Drugs named by CMS: 29 in 2024, 21 in 2023.

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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. Lewis E. Porter ranks in the 95th percentile for hernia repair - groin (open) in Medicare

Dr. Porter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 17 procedures of hernia repair - groin (open) by Dr. Porter, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Porter ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
90th percentile165 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
79th percentile113 procedures
Hernia repair - groin (open)
95th percentile17 procedures
Removal of tissue
64th percentile13 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Lewis E. Porter received $3,860 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 128 general payments to Dr. Porter from 43 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 79% of the total. TissueTech, Inc. paid the most, $1,069.

General payments to Dr. Porter by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Porter by kind, 2016 to 2025

$3.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,05079%
  • Travel and lodging$80921%

Companies that paid Dr. Porter the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Lewis E. Porter graduated from Mayo Medical School

Dr. Porter graduated from Mayo Medical School in 2001.

  1. Medical schoolMayo Medical School

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Lewis E. Porter'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)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Lewis E. Porter's NPI number?

Dr. Lewis E. Porter's NPI number is 1407883044. It was assigned on June 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Lewis E. Porter?

Dr. Lewis E. Porter is a general surgeon in Benton, Arkansas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Lewis E. Porter practice?

Dr. Porter practices at 1 Medical Park Drive, Benton, AR 72015. Dr. Porter's primary practice is Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Arkansas, part of Lifepoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Porter to 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Lewis E. Porter's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Porter is (501) 776-6000.

What is Dr. Lewis E. Porter's medical license number?

Dr. Porter holds Arkansas license E5015.

Which hospitals is Dr. Lewis E. Porter affiliated with?

Dr. Porter practices at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Arkansas.

What medical group is Dr. Lewis E. Porter part of?

Dr. Porter is linked to Saline Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Porter to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Lewis E. Porter accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Porter billed Medicare for 1,297 services in 2024, and Dr. Porter accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lewis E. Porter see?

CMS counts 532 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Porter in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Lewis E. Porter bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Porter's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99204).

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Where did Dr. Lewis E. Porter go to medical school?

Dr. Porter graduated from Mayo Medical School in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. Lewis E. Porter prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Porter's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Sucralfate and Dicyclomine HCl.

Has Dr. Lewis E. Porter received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,860 in general payments to Dr. Porter from 43 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from TissueTech, Inc.

How long has Dr. Lewis E. Porter been practicing?

Dr. Porter graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

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