Scam Calls from Area Code 316

Medical and prescription scams define area code 316, which covers Wichita and surrounding Kansas communities. Of 1,978 total complaints logged against 738 numbers between February and June 2026, 455 fall into the medical and prescriptions category — more than double the next-largest bucket. That concentration is unusual and gives this code a distinct character among Kansas-area codes.

A single number, 316-282-5238, accounts for 305 of those 455 medical complaints on its own — roughly 15 percent of all complaints across the entire code. That kind of load on one number points to a high-volume, likely automated operation running hard out of or spoofing the Wichita exchange. No other number comes close to that complaint count.

Behind it, four numbers — 316-248-2146 with 29 complaints, 316-200-6703 with 26, 316-402-5475 with 15, and 316-540-8899 with 8 — have drawn meaningful complaint volumes without falling into any labeled category. Together they add another 78 complaints to the code's load, suggesting activity that doesn't fit neatly into the dominant medical pattern but is still generating enough friction to register.

The secondary categories round out the picture: 119 complaints involve dropped calls or no message, a pattern consistent with robodialers probing for live picks; 63 involve calls impersonating government agencies, businesses, or personal contacts; and 62 target people seeking debt relief on credit cards, mortgages, or student loans. Reported complaints extend beyond Kansas into Oklahoma — including Turpin — and Texas, meaning the operational reach of these numbers is not contained to Wichita.

At rank 64 out of 358 area codes overall and 6th among its 44 peer codes, 316 sits in a measurably active tier. The sustained activity from February through June 2026 with no sign of tapering, combined with one number generating 305 medical complaints alone, suggests an entrenched campaign rather than a transient burst — and the cluster of high-complaint uncategorized numbers indicates secondary operations that may be testing new scripts or rotating tactics alongside the dominant medical push.