A Leading Pediatric Care & Pediatrician in Fayetteville AR
Pediatrics • Fayetteville, AR • 2 Northwest Arkansas Locations locations
About
Best Start Pediatrics is a privately owned pediatric care facility based in Springdale, Arkansas, with a second office in Fayetteville. It offers comprehensive child health services across infancy to adolescence, including prenatal and newborn care, weight management, environmental allergy assessments, allergy testing, autism assessment, and parent-child interactive therapy. The practice emphasizes high-quality care delivered by pediatric physicians and has a small team (about 6 employees) led by CEO/Owner Susan Averitt. It operates two offices in Arkansas (Springdale HQ and Fayetteville location) and maintains a presence on LinkedIn. Notable recent updates highlight their pediatric therapy approaches (PCIT), CPR training, and community engagement through Reach Out and Read events.
Clinic Type
Pediatrics
Address
3159 East Mission Blvd, Ste 1, Fayetteville, AR 72703
Phone
479-575-9359
%EF%BB%BFreception@beststartpeds.com%EF%BB%BF
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
Team
Insurance & Payment
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Languages Spoken
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FAQs
Same Day Visits
Available at our pediatric office.
Non-Emergency Questions
Access through the website link: https://www.beststartpediatrics.com/non-emergency-questions/.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive
- Birdeye (Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics - Acute Care Clinic): 4.8 out of 5 stars (457 reviews)
- Healthgrades (Dr. Daniel Rasmussen): 4.7 out of 5 stars (23 reviews)
- Healthgrades (Dr. John Simmons): 5.0 out of 5 stars (18 reviews)
Patients praise
- Attentive and thorough physicians who listen to parents and children
- Professional, kind, and knowledgeable clinical staff
- Effective separation of well-child and acute/sick-child care areas
- Willingness to take time during appointments without rushing families
- Positive experiences with personalized and individualized care providers
Common complaints
- Reports of rude front desk staff at walk-in locations
- Concerns regarding billing practices and appointment acuity levels at walk-in clinics
- Outdated insurance information on websites
"They are always so kind and caring. I love their doctors and their desk ladies that check you in. They are so WORTH it."
— Best Start Pediatrics Patient Review"Love that they have a well-child side and an acute side and a sick child side that way the children that are well aren't interacting with the children that are sick. I would highly highly recommend this Clinic."
— Healthgrades Review (Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics)"Front desk staff was very rude, having too many side conversations. Website has not been updated in nearly 2 years with the insurances that clinic DOES and DOES NOT accept."
— LocalityBiz Review (Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics Walk-In Clinic)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- A Growing Commitment to Pediatric Developmental and Behavioral Health in Northwest Arkansas | UAMS News — Sep 15, 2025
- Richard Chastain, M.D., Joins UAMS Health Family Medical Center in Fayetteville | UAMS News — Aug 7, 2025
- Welcome Dr. Barrett Burger to Fayetteville Diagnostic Clinic | Medical Associates of Northwest Arkansas — Aug 7, 2025
- Retired doctor to be named Pioneer Citizen in Siloam Springs | The Herald Leader — Feb 4, 2026
- KidzCare Pediatrics Strengthens Pediatric Healthcare in North Carolina with Recent Addition of Oceanside Pediatrics in Morehead City — Jul 18, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.
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