Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Kennan Jude Buechter, MD

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1689815227

Dr. Kennan Jude Buechter, MD practises General Surgery in Paragould, Arkansas. Graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 1982, 44 years ago. Practices with Crossett Health Foundation, a 23-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Arkansas and Louisiana.

Years since qualifying
44
Trained at
University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine
Licensed in
AR, LA
In the registry since
2009
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1000 W Kingshighway Ste 13
Paragould, AR 72450-4197
Phone: (870) 239-8107
Fax: (870) 239-8115
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 1803 Martin Luther King Dr, Helena, AR 72342-9103 — (870) 816-3676

Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence E7408 (AR)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence E-7408 (AR)
Critical Access Hospital Taxonomy 282NC0060X · Licence 627 (LA)

Record details

NPI number1689815227
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedMarch 11, 2009
Last updated in NPPESOctober 25, 2021
Certification dateOctober 25, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1982 (44 years in practice)
Group practice Crossett Health Foundation — 23 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Colonoscopy 13 times · 43rd percentile
Hernia repair - groin (open) 1–10 times
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients104
Services billed 216 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Mena Regional Health System Hospital · Mena, AR · listed as Mena Regional Health System Pharmacy
  • Ashley County Medical Center Hospital · Crossett, AR

Colleagues at Crossett Health Foundation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 23 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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