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Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Family Medicine

1100 Medical Drive Suite C
Blytheville, AR 72315

(870) 824-2809

Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD is an internist in Blytheville, AR specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and family medicine.

Office Locations

1100 Medical Drive Suite C
Blytheville, AR 72315

(870) 824-2809

(870) 762-0731

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1045 W Main Street Suite C
Walnut Ridge, AR 72476

(870) 886-8300

(870) 930-9992

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9146 Highway 63 N
Bono, AR 72416

(870) 930-9990

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“David Diffine originally had his license suspended last year after the Arkansas State Medical Board was made aware of his tendency to let it all hang out in broad daylight while he forced his...”—"Paraphiliac doctor loses his license after being caught on tape stalking through office naked, performing sex act on employee", New York Post, August 2025

“The Arkansas State Medical Board voted unanimously Friday morning to revoke the license of Dr. David Diffine based on allocations of sexual misconduct.”—"Medical Board revokes license of Dr. David Diffine", Delta Dunklin Democrat, August 2025

“David Diffine, MD, the Arkansas physician who allegedly walked around his office naked and performed a sex act in front of three female employees, had his license revoked.”—"15 Nurses Fired; Doc Defrauded of $500K; Naked Doc's License Revoked", MedPage Today, August 2025

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

thyroid blood test

thyroid function tests

In 2023, Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD had a list price for thyroid blood test, and thyroid function tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

metabolic panel

vitamin B12 test

vitamin D test

In 2012, Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD had a list price for metabolic panel, vitamin B12 test, and vitamin D test 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. David Arthur Diffine, MD treated as an internist in Blytheville, AR during 2012 were emergency care.

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

doctor visit	1244
emergency care	114

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD treated as an internist in Blytheville, AR during 2013 were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

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

doctor visit	1912
emergency care	119
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46
mental health therapy	23
preventive care	34
vaccines	34
weight management	23

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	156
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	26
Less than 65	268

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD treated as an internist in Blytheville, AR during 2014 were weight management, mental health therapy, emergency care and preventive care.

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

doctor visit	1900
emergency care	109
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
mental health therapy	472
preventive care	31
vaccines	31
weight management	472

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	150
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	16
Less than 65	286

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD treated as an internist in Blytheville, AR during 2015 were weight management, mental health therapy, preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit	1946
mental health therapy	557
preventive care	33
vaccines	33
weight management	557

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	508

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	3
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD treated as an internist in Blytheville, AR during 2016 were weight management, mental health therapy, preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit	1732
lab tests	27
mental health therapy	442
preventive care	59
vaccines	59
weight management	442

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	244

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD treated as an internist in Blytheville, AR during 2017 were weight management, mental health therapy and lab tests.

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

doctor visit	670
lab tests	76
mental health therapy	200
weight management	200

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	205

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD treated as an internist in Blytheville, AR during 2018 were lab tests, weight management, mental health therapy and preventive care.

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

blood draw	37
diabetes management	27
doctor visit	1039
lab tests	604
mental health therapy	286
preventive care	65
thyroid function tests	24
weight management	286

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	262

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	67
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	3
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	3

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD treated as an internist in Blytheville, AR during 2019 were lab tests, X-rays, weight management and mental health therapy.

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

blood draw	47
diabetes management	26
doctor visit	584
lab tests	625
mental health therapy	104
musculoskeletal imaging	42
preventive care	63
spinal procedures	77
thyroid function tests	59
weight management	104
X-rays	119

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	227

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	70
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	29
Dementia	4
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD treated as an internist in Blytheville, AR during 2020 were lab tests, chronic care, preventive care and blood draw.

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

blood draw	23
chronic care	82
diabetes management	21
doctor visit	320
lab tests	182
mental health therapy	18
preventive care	58
thyroid function tests	11
weight management	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	176

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD treated as an internist in Blytheville, AR during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, thyroid function tests and diabetes management.

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

blood draw	56
chronic care	24
diabetes management	65
doctor visit	434
lab tests	455
preventive care	138
spinal procedures	13
thyroid function tests	101
X-rays	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	142

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD treated as an internist in Blytheville, AR during 2022 were lab tests, thyroid function tests, preventive care and chronic care.

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

blood draw	36
chronic care	52
diabetes management	31
doctor visit	671
lab tests	309
mental health therapy	36
preventive care	63
thyroid function tests	79
weight management	36

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	136

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	36
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD treated as an internist in Blytheville, AR were lab tests, weight management, mental health therapy and emergency care.

blood draw	39
chronic care	52
diabetes management	34
doctor visit	1132
emergency care	114
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
lab tests	325
mental health therapy	237
musculoskeletal imaging	42
preventive care	60
spinal procedures	45
thyroid function tests	54
vaccines	39
weight management	237
X-rays	66

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	27
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	237
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	6
85 and over	3
Less than 65	223
65 to 74	74

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD treated were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	5
Cancer	3

Education & Training

He has a state license in Missouri.

Licensed In: Missouri

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$844 Morphabond ER $607	MOVANTIK $237
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$350 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $230	ANORO $89	TANZEUM $21	BREO $11
AbbVie Inc.	$220 VRAYLAR $201	UBRELVY $19
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$178 LATUDA $178
Allergan Inc.	$174 VRAYLAR $117	VIBERZI $32	LINZESS $20	BYSTOLIC $5
Other	$933 MOVANTIK $112	LYRICA $68	REYVOW $67	EMGALITY $65	TRADJENTA $64	Other $558

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,699

Biography

Dr. David Diffine practices family medicine. He studied medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD in 2023

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Arthur Diffine, MD From 2012 - 2022

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