Dr. Mark William Pickhardt, MD

Dr. Pickhardt practices at Highlands Oncology Group PA in Springdale, Arkansas.

Dr. Pickhardt's NPI, 1295122315, was assigned on April 16, 2015. Dr. Pickhardt graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Pickhardt holds Arkansas license E13190.

Dr. Pickhardt's primary practice is Highlands Oncology Group PA, at 3901 Parkway Cir, Springdale, AR 72762 in Washington County. The practice phone is (479) 587-1700.

Dr. Pickhardt's primary practice is Highlands Oncology Group PA in Springdale, Arkansas. Dr. Pickhardt is also affiliated with Freeman Health System - Springdale Medical Center. The medical group on file is Highlands Oncology Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pickhardt to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pickhardt practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Pickhardt's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Pickhardt is licensed in Arkansas.

CMS data shows 1,750 Medicare services from Dr. Pickhardt across 24 procedure codes in 2024, for 639 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $180,838 for them.

CMS counts 639 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pickhardt in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 289 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.81, 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. Pickhardt's median patient age at 69, with 35% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pickhardt wrote 2,392 Medicare Part D claims for 551 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,223 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $124,946 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,658 claims across 25 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Pickhardt for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pickhardt accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Pickhardt as offering telehealth. CMS counts 24 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Pickhardt, more than 86% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Pickhardt. Dr. Pickhardt's most frequent co-authors are Stephen James Canon, MD, Nathan R. Littlejohn, MD and Ashay S. Patel, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 103 general payments to Dr. Pickhardt from 37 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 72% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $1,249.

Dr. Pickhardt graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 2015.