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Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD

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(Darryl W. Eckes, MD)

(9 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and Bariatrics (Obesity Treatment)

University of Arizona College of Medicine (1990)

7001 Rogers Avenue Suite 600 Mercy Clinic General Surgery
Fort Smith, AR 72903

(479) 274-5100

Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD is a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR specializing in general surgery and bariatrics (obesity treatment). He graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD is affiliated with Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, Mercy Health System, MERCY CLINIC FORT SMITH COMMUNITIES and Mercy Clinic General Surgery - 7001 Rogers Avenue.

Office Locations

7001 Rogers Avenue Suite 600 Mercy Clinic General Surgery
Fort Smith, AR 72903

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2012 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
abdominal surgery	14
anastomosis	15
breast procedures	32
catheterization	39
CT scan	12
diagnostic imaging	32
doctor visit	273
gastrointestinal procedures	29
hospital care	109
inpatient care	109
minimally invasive procedures	29
pelvic imaging	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	445
vascular procedures	637
women's imaging	16
X-rays	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2013 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
anastomosis	16
breast procedures	28
catheterization	27
CT scan	11
device removal	12
diagnostic imaging	28
doctor visit	324
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
minimally invasive procedures	16
pelvic imaging	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	374
vascular procedures	520
women's imaging	14
X-rays	28

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	785
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	357
From 75 to 84	308
85 and over	90
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2014 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	367
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
minimally invasive procedures	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	113
vascular procedures	160

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	48
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	13
cancer surgery	13
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	352
excision	25
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
lymph node procedures	12
open surgery	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	428

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	620
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	62
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
anastomosis	28
catheterization	37
dialysis access procedures	17
doctor visit	327
gastrointestinal procedures	22
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97
minimally invasive procedures	22
vascular procedures	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	27
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	14
blood draw	26
catheterization	29
doctor visit	304
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85
lab tests	51
minimally invasive procedures	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	27
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	16
blood draw	14
catheterization	36
doctor visit	268
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83
minimally invasive procedures	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	25
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2019 were catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	22
doctor visit	257

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	21
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2020 were catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	21
doctor visit	217

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	26
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD for Medicare patients.

device removal	11
doctor visit	104
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	14
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2022 were catheterization, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	16
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	71

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	17
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	11
abdominal surgery	12
anastomosis	17
blood draw	20
breast procedures	24
cancer surgery	13
catheterization	26
CT scan	11
device removal	11
diagnostic imaging	30
diagnostic procedures	11
dialysis access procedures	17
doctor visit	279
excision	25
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
lab tests	51
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	18
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	310
vascular procedures	333
women's imaging	15
X-rays	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	321
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	10
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	111
85 and over	32
Less than 65	64
65 to 74	154

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	22
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine in 1990. He completed residency at University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Arkansas.

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine (1990)

Residency: University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Arkansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mercy Hospital Fort Smith

Mercy Health System

MERCY CLINIC FORT SMITH COMMUNITIES

Mercy Clinic General Surgery - 7001 Rogers Avenue

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CareWorks Managed Care Services (formerly Rockport Workers Comp), HealthChoice, TriWest (VA), United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE (Humana Military), Cigna, Anthem BlueCross BlueShield, MultiPlan/PHCS, QualChoice, PPO Plus (formerly AMCO), Arkansas Health & Wellness (formerly NovaSys Health), Municipal Health Benefit Fund, National Comp Care, Empower Health Care Solutions (PASSE), Cherokee Nation Tribal Authority: South Central, Each Care Network, Employers' Health Choice PPO (HealthSCOPE), Choctaw National Tribe Authority: South Central and Summit Community Care (PASSE).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CareWorks Managed Care Services (formerly Rockport Workers Comp)

HealthChoice

TriWest (VA)

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE (Humana Military)

Cigna

Anthem BlueCross BlueShield

MultiPlan/PHCS

QualChoice

PPO Plus (formerly AMCO)

Arkansas Health & Wellness (formerly NovaSys Health)

Municipal Health Benefit Fund

National Comp Care

Empower Health Care Solutions (PASSE)

Cherokee Nation Tribal Authority: South Central

Each Care Network

Employers' Health Choice PPO (HealthSCOPE)

Choctaw National Tribe Authority: South Central

Summit Community Care (PASSE)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 9 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Darryl W. Eckes, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fort Smith, AR.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$8,254 Da Vinci Surgical System $8,254
Allergan Inc.	$4,899 LAP-BAND $4,859	AVYCAZ $20	DALVANCE $20
APOLLO ENDOSURGERY INC	$4,740 Orbera $3,719	Overstitch and or LapBand $591	LapBand and or Orbera $173	LapBand $121	Overstitch $109	Other $27
Stryker Corporation	$530 1588 HD 3 Chip Camera $518	Orthobiologics $12
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$277 STRATTICE $231	AlloDerm $46
Other	$1,505 NASCOBAL CYANOCOBALAMIN, USP $229	XARELTO $105	CCUMODULARH3-LINKUS $100	ENTEREG $80	PREVENA $76	Other $915

**Types of Payments**
Education	$7,023
Food and Beverage	$5,100
Travel and Lodging	$4,055
Consulting Fee	$4,000
Gift	$27

Biography

Dr. Darryl Eckes is a general surgery and bariatrics (obesity treatment) specialist in Fort Smith, AR. He is affiliated with Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. He graduated from the University of Arizona College of Medicine and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Utah. On average, patients gave Dr. Eckes a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He seems to honor Anthem, Blue California, and Aetna, as well as other insurance carriers. According to Yext, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Fort Smith, AR.