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Dr. David Black, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

3480 Landers Road
North Little Rock, AR 72117

(501) 500-3500

Dr. David Black, MD is a spine surgeon in North Little Rock, AR specializing in spine surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. Dr. David Black, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health of Arkansas.

Office Locations

3480 Landers Road
North Little Rock, AR 72117

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800 Fair Park Boulevard
Little Rock, AR 72204

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David Black, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

land-based therapeutic exercise

manual therapy

By Affordability:

splinting

In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Arkansas, Dr. David Black, MD performed more land-based therapeutic exercise, and manual therapy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for splinting (splint application) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

immobilization treatment

In 2024, Dr. David Black, MD performed more immobilization treatment procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nerve surgery

open surgery

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

By Affordability:

trigger finger surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Arkansas, Dr. David Black, MD performed more nerve surgery, open surgery, and peripheral nerve decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for trigger finger surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Black, MD treated as a spine surgeon in North Little Rock, AR during 2017 were injections, nerve procedures, open surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	216
injections	59
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	20

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	11
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Black, MD treated as a spine surgeon in North Little Rock, AR during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
decompression surgery	69
doctor visit	663
hospital care	29
immobilization	22
injections	134
inpatient care	29
musculoskeletal imaging	56
nerve procedures	69
open surgery	69
rehabilitation	18
tendon surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	92
X-rays	56

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	43
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Black, MD treated as a spine surgeon in North Little Rock, AR during 2019 were upper extremity surgery, injections, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	58
decompression surgery	70
doctor visit	608
hospital care	19
immobilization	35
injections	139
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	22
musculoskeletal imaging	45
nerve block	32
nerve procedures	70
open surgery	70
reconstructive surgery	22
rehabilitation	39
tendon surgery	66
upper extremity surgery	158
X-rays	45

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	478
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	309
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	46
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Black, MD treated as a spine surgeon in North Little Rock, AR during 2020 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
decompression surgery	73
doctor visit	431
hospital care	19
immobilization	29
injections	109
inpatient care	19
nerve procedures	73
open surgery	73
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	95

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	29
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Black, MD treated as a spine surgeon in North Little Rock, AR during 2021 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	53
decompression surgery	69
doctor visit	518
hospital care	24
immobilization	44
injections	159
inpatient care	24
manual therapy	40
nerve procedures	69
open surgery	69
rehabilitation	60
tendon surgery	42
upper extremity surgery	111

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	27
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Black, MD treated as a spine surgeon in North Little Rock, AR during 2022 were rehabilitation, injections, upper extremity surgery and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	42
decompression surgery	55
doctor visit	480
hospital care	16
immobilization	14
injections	121
inpatient care	16
manual therapy	83
musculoskeletal imaging	38
nerve procedures	55
open surgery	55
rehabilitation	225
tendon surgery	35
upper extremity surgery	90
X-rays	38

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	30
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Black, MD treated as a spine surgeon in North Little Rock, AR during 2023 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	381
hospital care	18
injections	116
inpatient care	18
nerve procedures	41
open surgery	41
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	62

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	32
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Black, MD treated as a spine surgeon in North Little Rock, AR during 2024 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	376
hospital care	13
immobilization	40
injections	107
inpatient care	13
manual therapy	16
nerve procedures	44
open surgery	44
rehabilitation	12
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	63

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	26
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2017 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Black, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Black, MD treated as a spine surgeon in North Little Rock, AR were injections, upper extremity surgery, rehabilitation and nerve procedures.

aspiration	41
decompression surgery	55
doctor visit	459
hospital care	19
immobilization	30
injections	118
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	22
manual therapy	46
musculoskeletal imaging	46
nerve block	32
nerve procedures	55
open surgery	55
reconstructive surgery	22
rehabilitation	70
tendon surgery	32
upper extremity surgery	86
X-rays	46

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2017 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD.

**Gender**
Female	247
Male	154

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	38
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	344
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	30
75 to 84	109
Less than 65	56
65 to 74	205

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Black, MD From 2017 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Black, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	12
Dementia	7

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Mississippi Medical Center. He has a state license in Arkansas.

Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center (2016)

Licensed In: Arkansas

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David Black, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
TriMed, Inc.	$5,759 Tools - WFS $2,580	Tools - FPS $455	$2,724
Arthrex, Inc.	$3,322 $3,322
AXOGEN	$2,795 AxoGuard Nerve Connector $1,310	AxoGuard Nerve Protector $1,144	AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $242	AxoTouch $99
Midsouth Orthopedics	$1,234 $1,234
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$1,100 External Fixation System $471	Pyro MCP $470	Recon-Upper Extremity Metal $159
Other	$2,185 Polarus 3 Solution $552	MemoFix Super Elastic Nitinol Staple System $295	1688 $174	1788 $145	Stimulan $132	Other $887

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$5,814
Food and Beverage	$5,089
Education	$3,490
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	$1,500
Entertainment	$403
Other	$99

Biography

Dr. David Black is a hand surgery, spine surgery, and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Little Rock, AR. He is professionally affiliated with Baptist Health of Arkansas. His practice in Little Rock, AR is open to new patients as reported by CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Black's medical residency was performed at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.