Dr. John Robert Busby, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 178
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 136
- Part D claims, 2024
- 27
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $11,020
- Practice address
- 9601 Baptist Health Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205
- Practice phone
- Call (501) 202-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. John Robert Busby is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. Busby practices at Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock in Little Rock, Arkansas, part of Baptist Health.
Dr. Busby's NPI, 1578529970, was assigned on April 25, 2006. Dr. Busby graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Busby holds Arkansas license C6122.
- NPI
- 1578529970NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- April 25, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (501) 202-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 70
- Medical school graduation
- 1982
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. John Robert Busby practices at Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock in Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. Busby's primary practice is Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock, at 9601 Baptist Health Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205 in Pulaski County. The practice phone is (501) 202-2000.
- Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock9601 Baptist Health Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205 · Pulaski CountyPhone(501) 202-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. John Robert Busby is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Busby's primary practice is Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock in Little Rock, Arkansas, part of Baptist Health. The medical group on file is Arkansas Health Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Busby to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John Robert Busby's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Busby practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John Robert Busby is one of 50 cardiothoracic surgeons in Arkansas
Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Busby's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Busby is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Busby's licenses on file in 3 states: Arkansas, North Dakota and Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), ArkansasPrimary
- North Dakota license
- Louisiana license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists heart bypass surgery, heart device and aorta surgery and heart valve surgery among the conditions Dr. Busby treats.
Cardiothoracic surgeons near Dr. Busby
Counts of cardiothoracic surgeons 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. John Robert Busby billed Medicare for 178 services in 2024
CMS data shows 178 Medicare services from Dr. Busby across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 136 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $56,791 for them.
Dr. Busby's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1472024: 11025%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1942024: 6865%
Where Dr. Busby's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office9654%
- In a facility8246%
Dr. Busby compared with the Arkansas median for cardiothoracic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Busby
- Arkansas median
- Medicare services
- 178vs 15813% above
- Medicare patients
- 136vs 10727% above
- Part D claims
- 27vs 3216% below
Medians across 49 cardiothoracic surgeons in Arkansas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Busby'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. John Robert Busby treated 136 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 136 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Busby in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 64 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.42, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Busby's median patient age at 75, with 38% women.
Dr. Busby's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Busby's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5540%
- Men8160%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Busby's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease75%
- Arthritis60%
- Diabetes44%
- Heart failure43%
- Atrial fibrillation40%
- COPD34%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Busby's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women38%
- Men63%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John Robert Busby wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Busby wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims for 16 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 2 drugs, with $309 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 16 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Busby's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2022: 162023: 2769%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2023, 1 in 2022.
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
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Dr. John Robert Busby received $11,020 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 198 general payments to Dr. Busby from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $4,065.
General payments to Dr. Busby by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Busby by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$6,67761%
- Travel and lodging$4,34339%
Companies that paid Dr. Busby 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. John Robert Busby has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Busby.
Awards and honors for Dr. Busby
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. John Robert Busby graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine
Dr. Busby graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Busby is a member of ACS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. John Robert Busby accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers
Dr. Busby is in network with 14 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Cigna and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Elevance
- Humana
- +6 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Busby accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- Medicare8
- HMO6
- POS3
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. John Robert Busby'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. John Robert Busby's NPI number?
Dr. John Robert Busby's NPI number is 1578529970. It was assigned on April 25, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John Robert Busby?
Dr. John Robert Busby is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Little Rock, Arkansas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 208G00000X).
Where does Dr. John Robert Busby practice?
Dr. Busby practices at 9601 Baptist Health Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. Dr. Busby's primary practice is Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock in Little Rock, Arkansas, part of Baptist Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Busby to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. John Robert Busby's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Busby is (501) 202-2000.
What is Dr. John Robert Busby's medical license number?
Dr. Busby holds Arkansas license C6122, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. John Robert Busby been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Busby in Arkansas (1982 to 2026), North Dakota (2015) and Louisiana (1983 to 1989).
Which hospitals is Dr. John Robert Busby affiliated with?
Dr. Busby practices at Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock in Little Rock, Arkansas.
What medical group is Dr. John Robert Busby part of?
Dr. Busby is linked to Arkansas Health Group.
Does Dr. John Robert Busby accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Busby billed Medicare for 178 services in 2024.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John Robert Busby see?
CMS counts 136 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Busby in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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Is Dr. John Robert Busby board certified?
Yes. Dr. Busby is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
What services does Dr. John Robert Busby bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Busby's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99205), surgery: heart and blood vessels (33361) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (33508).
Where did Dr. John Robert Busby go to medical school?
Dr. Busby graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1982.
What drugs does Dr. John Robert Busby prescribe most?
In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Busby's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. John Robert Busby received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $11,020 in general payments to Dr. Busby from 36 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
How long has Dr. John Robert Busby been practicing?
Dr. Busby graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. John Robert Busby accept?
Dr. Busby is in network with 14 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Cigna and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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