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Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD

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(588 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Adult Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery

Professional interests include: knee surgery, hip surgery

7250 Sheridan Road White Hall
White Hall, AR 71602

(501) 663-6455

Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD is a spine surgeon in Jacksonville, AR specializing in spine surgery and adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health of Arkansas and Bowen Hefley Orthopedics.

Office Locations

1300 Braden Street
Jacksonville, AR 72076

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2 Shackleford West
Little Rock, AR 72221

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2039 West Main
Cabot, AR 72023

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Bowen Hefley Orthopedics

3127 West 2nd Court B
Russellville, AR 72801

(501) 771-1600

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4300 Landers Road
North Little Rock, AR 72117

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5 St. Vincent Circle Blandford Office Building, 4th Floor, Little Rock - 4th Floor
Little Rock, AR 72205

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5220 Northshore Drive
Little Rock, AR 72118

(501) 663-6455

(501) 663-4877

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Bowen Hefley Orthopedics

7250 Sheridan Road White Hall
White Hall, AR 71602

(501) 663-6455

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In The News

“Dr. Robert Martin, a foot and ankle surgeon, and Dr. Paul Edwards, hip and knee replacement surgeon, have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and will serve as assistant...”—"Paul Edwards", Arkansas Business, September 2024

“Dr. Paul K. Edwards has been hired as an orthopedic surgeon at Bowen Hefley Orthopedics in Little Rock.”—"White Gets National Appointment on Diversity Task Force (Movers & Shakers)", Arkansas Business, September 2020

“Dr. Paul K. Edwards has joined the medical staff at Arkansas Surgical Hospital in North Little Rock.”—"Edwards Added at Arkansas Surgical Hospital (Movers & Shakers)", Arkansas Business, August 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

lower extremity surgery

reconstructive surgery

revision hip arthroplasty

revision knee arthroplasty

revision surgery

In 2023, Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD performed more hip arthroplasty, joint reconstruction, knee arthroplasty, knee X-ray, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery, revision hip arthroplasty, revision knee arthroplasty, and revision surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas.

Top 10%

By Volume:

total hip replacement

In 2023, Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD performed more total hip replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

knee revision

revision arthroplasty

In 2012, Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD had a list price for knee revision, and revision arthroplasty (joint revision) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas. 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Jacksonville, AR during 2012 were X-rays, lower extremity surgery, musculoskeletal imaging and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
doctor visit	139
fracture surgery	41
hip imaging	94
hospital care	88
injections	45
inpatient care	88
joint surgery	101
lower extremity surgery	127
musculoskeletal imaging	125
open surgery	15
pelvic imaging	97
reconstructive surgery	101
X-rays	234

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Jacksonville, AR during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	176
doctor visit	548
fracture surgery	25
hip imaging	439
hospital care	69
implant removal	16
implant surgery	32
injections	176
inpatient care	69
joint surgery	129
lower extremity surgery	154
musculoskeletal imaging	625
pelvic imaging	411
reconstructive surgery	113
revision surgery	26
spinal procedures	15
X-rays	1022

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	430
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	65
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Jacksonville, AR during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	171
device removal	13
doctor visit	824
hip imaging	595
hospital care	70
implant removal	26
implant surgery	26
injections	171
inpatient care	70
joint surgery	211
lower extremity surgery	211
minor procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	809
pelvic imaging	553
reconstructive surgery	196
revision surgery	66
X-rays	1362

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	425

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	559
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	72
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Jacksonville, AR during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	56
device removal	19
doctor visit	403
hip imaging	359
implant surgery	21
injections	56
joint surgery	115
lower extremity surgery	115
minor procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	503
pelvic imaging	108
reconstructive surgery	115
revision surgery	66
X-rays	611

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	630

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	808
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	408
From 75 to 84	280
85 and over	90
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Jacksonville, AR during 2016 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	36
device removal	16
doctor visit	516
implant surgery	29
injections	36
joint surgery	126
lower extremity surgery	126
minor procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	187
reconstructive surgery	126
revision surgery	60
spinal procedures	15
X-rays	202

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	418
Black	79
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	45
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Jacksonville, AR during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, lower extremity surgery and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
blood draw	47
device removal	22
doctor visit	457
implant surgery	28
injections	69
joint surgery	183
lower extremity surgery	183
minor procedures	22
musculoskeletal imaging	295
pelvic imaging	11
reconstructive surgery	183
revision surgery	75
spinal procedures	30
X-rays	300

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	507
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	48
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Jacksonville, AR during 2018 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, lower extremity surgery and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	89
blood draw	46
device removal	13
doctor visit	491
implant surgery	20
injections	89
joint surgery	131
lower extremity surgery	131
minor procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	330
pelvic imaging	12
reconstructive surgery	131
revision surgery	36
spinal procedures	25
X-rays	273

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	501
Black	95
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	43
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Jacksonville, AR during 2019 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	95
blood draw	110
device removal	13
doctor visit	643
implant surgery	16
injections	95
joint surgery	139
lower extremity surgery	139
minor procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	329
reconstructive surgery	139
revision surgery	44
X-rays	237

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	543
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	283
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	49
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Jacksonville, AR during 2020 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	98
blood draw	49
doctor visit	516
injections	98
joint surgery	83
lower extremity surgery	83
musculoskeletal imaging	237
reconstructive surgery	83
revision surgery	35
X-rays	210

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	452
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	38
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Jacksonville, AR during 2021 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, lower extremity surgery and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	136
device removal	11
doctor visit	473
hip imaging	13
implant surgery	23
injections	136
joint surgery	158
lower extremity surgery	158
minor procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	228
reconstructive surgery	158
revision surgery	83
X-rays	215

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	36
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Jacksonville, AR during 2022 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	169
doctor visit	558
hip imaging	20
injections	169
joint surgery	208
lower extremity surgery	208
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
musculoskeletal imaging	362
reconstructive surgery	208
revision surgery	116
X-rays	342

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	428
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	27
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Jacksonville, AR were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and pelvic imaging.

aspiration	103
blood draw	63
device removal	15
doctor visit	506
fracture surgery	33
hip imaging	253
hospital care	75
implant removal	21
implant surgery	24
injections	103
inpatient care	75
joint surgery	144
lower extremity surgery	148
minor procedures	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
musculoskeletal imaging	366
open surgery	15
pelvic imaging	198
reconstructive surgery	141
revision surgery	60
spinal procedures	21
X-rays	455

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	32
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	455
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	161
85 and over	46
Less than 65	100
65 to 74	231

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Health of Arkansas

Bowen Hefley Orthopedics

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.88 out of 5 stars based on 588 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Jacksonville, AR.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP	$104,082 DJO Surgical Exprt Revision Hip $29,102	DJO SURGICAL $19,559	Joint Implants $16,577	DJO Surgical Empowr Knee System $11,109	DJO Surgical TaperFill Hip System $6,308	Other $21,428
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$29,741 Other Recon $22,270	Recon Hips $5,959	Recon Knees $1,331	$180
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$16,952 HIPS $8,000	Persona $1,197	ROSA $171	Persona Revision $117	Knees Product Portfolio $117	Other $7,352
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC	$6,179 Ortho-Hips $6,179
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.	$2,122 HTX-011 $2,122
Other	$4,228 Pain Therapies $933	KNEES $894	HIPS $862	Knee $134	Optetrak $132	Other $1,274

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$62,000
Royalty or License	$49,921
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$21,675
Travel and Lodging	$17,233
Food and Beverage	$8,371
Other	$4,106

Research Payments

Dr. Paul Kendall Edwards, MD has received 16 research payments totaling $128,618.

Biography

Dr. Paul Edwards' areas of specialization are spine surgery and adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. These areas are among Dr. Edwards's clinical interests: knee surgery and hip surgery. He is affiliated with Baptist Health of Arkansas. He studied medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. Patient ratings for Dr. Edwards average 5.0 stars (out of 5). According to CommonSpirit Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Little Rock, AR.