Doctor Profile

Primary Care · General Practice

James T. Meredith, Jr.

MD · General Practice · University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine
921 HOLIDAY DR
Forrest City, AR 72335
✓ Accepts Medicare 🎓 46+ Years Practicing
1.3K
Medicare Patients / yr
18
Procedures Billed
46
Years Practicing
4
Hospital Affiliations
Data Source: Identity from NPPES (2026). Procedure & patient volume from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data (2023). Hospital affiliations from CMS Physician Compare. We display publicly reported data — no personal information required to view any of it.
Reviewed by: Wes Ward, Founder & Data Lead • View our methodology

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We're pulling plan acceptance data directly from insurance carrier provider directories. Until that feed is live for Arkansas, the fastest way to find a Medicare plan that covers Dr. Meredith is to compare every Medicare Advantage and Part D plan available near 72335, AR — the General Practice's office can quickly confirm which of the top local plans they accept.

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What Dr. Meredith Does

Dr. Meredith served 1,330 Medicare patients across 2,789 services in the latest CMS reporting year. That's 171% above the average General Practice in Arkansas (491 patients across 22 doctors).

ProcedureServicesMedicare Patients
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (99213)715271
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle (96372)336132
Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg (J0696)29970
Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg (J1885)15424
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg (J1040)154105

How to read this: "Services" are the total times Dr. Meredith billed Medicare for each procedure in the latest reporting year. "Patients" counts unique Medicare beneficiaries. Procedures are shown in plain English; the underlying HCPCS codes are available on request.

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Meredith is affiliated with 4 hospitals according to CMS Physician Compare. Below are the 4 hospitals with full quality profiles on our site. Hospital network status depends on your Medicare Advantage plan — always verify before enrolling.

Crossridge Community Hospital

Wynne, AR
★★★☆☆ 3/5 CMS Rating

Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.

Jonesboro, AR
★★☆☆☆ 2/5 CMS Rating

St Bernards Medical Center

Jonesboro, AR
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 CMS Rating

Forrest City Medical Center

Forrest City, AR
Rating not available

Practice Location & Telehealth Readiness

Dr. Meredith practices at the address below. If you're evaluating Medicare coverage, location matters for in-network access and — when Dr. Meredith offers telehealth — broadband availability at your home matters for virtual visits.

Address: 921 HOLIDAY DR, Forrest City, AR 72335
Phone: (870) 633-4711

Area Safety Grade

F

Block-level crime analysis from CrimeGrade.org.

Practice Accessibility

21 min

Average commute time in this zip · 84% of residents drive to work. Practical context for patients deciding whether to make the trip. See the full neighborhood profile at BestNeighborhood.org.

Telehealth Readiness

58.2295

Households with fiber broadband — important for reliable virtual visits. Check your address at ISPReports.org.

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Other Primary Care Doctors near 72335, AR

If Dr. Meredith isn't accepting new patients or isn't in your plan's network, these are the closest primary care doctors near 72335, AR:

DoctorSpecialtyMedicare Patients / yrDistance
Sudhir KumarInternal Medicine1.8K<1 mi
Deanna K. MichaelisNurse Practitioner147<1 mi
Purnima SarkarInternal Medicine57<1 mi
Samantha D. DevazierNurse Practitioner147<1 mi
Lauren E. AddisonPhysician Assistant—<1 mi
Keyisha R. WashingtonNurse Practitioner—<1 mi

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How to Use This Information

Choosing a Medicare plan that covers Dr. Meredith takes three steps:

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James T. Meredith, Jr.: Common Questions

Does Dr. Meredith accept Medicare?
Yes. Dr. Meredith is enrolled with Medicare and listed in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS). Whether a specific Medicare Advantage plan covers Dr. Meredith depends on that plan's provider network. Compare Medicare plans near 72335, AR →
Where is Dr. Meredith's office?
Dr. Meredith practices at 921 HOLIDAY DR, Forrest City, AR 72335. Phone: (870) 633-4711.
What Medicare plans does Dr. Meredith accept?
Original Medicare (Parts A & B) is accepted. Medicare Advantage plan acceptance varies by carrier and plan year. Call the office at (870) 633-4711 to confirm your specific plan is accepted, or compare all Medicare plans near 72335, AR to see available options.
Does Dr. Meredith offer telehealth visits?
CMS does not currently list Dr. Meredith as offering telehealth. Call the office at (870) 633-4711 to confirm whether virtual visits are available.
How experienced is Dr. Meredith?
Dr. Meredith graduated in 1980 and has been practicing for approximately 46 years. In the latest CMS reporting year, Dr. Meredith treated 1,330 Medicare patients across 18 distinct procedure types.
How do I know if Dr. Meredith is in-network for my Medicare plan?
Network status varies by plan. The best verification steps: (1) check your plan's provider directory at the carrier's website, (2) call the office at (870) 633-4711 and ask which plans they currently accept, and (3) call the number on the back of your Medicare card. Print our doctor questions checklist →

About the Reviewer

Wes Ward

Wes Ward

Founder & Data Lead

Wes Ward reviews all doctor profiles and methodology for data accuracy. Every Medicare provider page on this site — including the utilization statistics, hospital affiliations, and geocoded practice address — goes through his data-validation pipeline before publication. We display only publicly available CMS data; you never need to enter personal information to see any of it.

With 25+ years in data analytics — including work with highly regulated genomic data at Ancestry.com — Wes brings enterprise-level rigor to healthcare transparency. He is also a co-founder of BestNeighborhood.org (neighborhood data), CrimeGrade.org (block-level safety analytics), and ISPReports.org (broadband availability for telehealth). Those sister sites power the location and telehealth-readiness context on this page.

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Data sources: CMS NPPES (2026), CMS Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data (2023), CMS Physician Compare, CrimeGrade.org, BestNeighborhood.org, ISPReports.org. This page is for informational purposes only. Always verify coverage directly with the plan and practice. Read our full methodology → • Privacy policy

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