James Lewis Bruton, MD

Primary specialty

Nephrology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RN0300X

License

C6798 Issued in AR

Practice address

1500 Dodson Ave Ste 280
Fort Smith, AR 72901-5182

Phone

(479) 542-1500

Fax

(833) 455-6711

NPI assigned

Oct 6, 2005

Last updated

Jul 21, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in OK, AR2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Nephrology

Education

University of Arkansas College of Medicine, 1985

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Baptist Health ServicesGroup PAC ID 0648514133, shared by 2 NPIs, 103 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Ft Smith Regional Dialysis Ctr Dialysis facility, Fort Smith, AR, CCN 042501
• Poteau Dialysis Ctr Dialysis facility, Poteau, OK, CCN 372559
• Van Buren Dialysis Center Dialysis facility, Van Buren, AR, CCN 042600
• Baptist Health - Fort Smith Hospital, Fort Smith, AR, CCN 040055
• Johnson Regional Medical Center Hospital, Clarksville, AR, CCN 040002
• Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Hospital, Fort Smith, AR, CCN 040062
• Baptist Health - Van Buren Hospital, Van Buren, AR, CCN 040018
• Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Ft Smith Inpatient rehabilitation facility, Fort Smith, AR, CCN 043028

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: jbruton219202@direct.baptist-healthar.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Baptist Health Services

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • NPI 1750856043

  Nephrology, OK

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Baptist Health Services

  dba Baptist Health Foot and Ankle Clinic-Fort Smith

  • Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • NPI 1922587690
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Fort Smith Hma, LLC

  dba Sparks Regional Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • NPI 1578555736
  NPD (past)
• Fort Smith Regional Dialysis Center LLC

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • NPI 1871596916
  NPD (past)
• Sparks Regional Medical Center

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • NPI 1992916308
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Fort Smith Regional Dialysis Center LLC

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • NPI 1871596916

  Dialysis facility

  Care Compare affiliation Name & address match
• Fort Smith Regional Dialysis Center, LLC

  dba Van Buren Dialysis Center

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Van Buren, AR
  • NPI 1760092597

  Dialysis facility

  Care Compare affiliation Name & address match
• Fort Smith Regional Dialysis Center, LLC

  dba Poteau Dialysis Center

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Poteau, OK
  • NPI 1912900044

  Dialysis facility

  Care Compare affiliation Name & address match
• Baptist Health Regional Hospitals

  dba Baptist Health - Van Buren

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Van Buren, AR
  • NPI 1154807584
  Care Compare affiliation
• Baptist Health Regional Hospitals

  dba Baptist Health - Fort Smith

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • NPI 1710463146
  Care Compare affiliation
• Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Smith, LLC

  dba Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Smith

  • Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • NPI 1639142342

  Inpatient rehabilitation facility

  Care Compare affiliation
• Johnson Regional Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Clarksville, AR
  • NPI 1134116049
  Care Compare affiliation
• Mercy Hospital Fort Smith

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • NPI 1568433480
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Nephrology Physician in Fort Smith, AR
• Providers in Fort Smith, AR by specialty
• Nephrology Physician in Arkansas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 21, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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