Deepu Raphael Thoppil, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Hattiesburg, MS
Deepu Raphael Thoppil, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and NPI 1154580249, issued on Jun 4, 2008. Check the license (Mississippi 24167, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Deepu Raphael Thoppil
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 24167 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Merit Health Medical Group-Pulmonology, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
- Phone
- (601) 296-3000
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 296-3001
- Medicaid ID
- 03603097 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160510002136); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Deepu Raphael Thoppil in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 24167Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
543 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate29 claims
- Prednisone29 claims
- Cefuroxime24 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Cefdinir20 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate19 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $58.21
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- South Central Clinics, IncLaurel, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Deepu Raphael Thoppil among 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi
Deepu Raphael Thoppil, M.D. is one of 972 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 43% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2008 among the 585 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hattiesburg
They are 46 of the 2,569 NPPES records with a practice address in Hattiesburg, and 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi.
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- Larry Aycock, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021740238211
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- Steven Farrell, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021669482907
- Gardner Fletcher, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021114982485
- Hannelore Giles, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021710137906
- Jerry Hyer, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021770548950
- Sivarama Kotikalapudi, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021124069521
Common questions
What is Deepu Raphael Thoppil, M.D.'s NPI number?
Deepu Raphael Thoppil, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154580249, issued on Jun 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Deepu Raphael Thoppil, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Merit Health Medical Group-Pulmonology, Hattiesburg, MS, 39402. Phone: (601) 296-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Deepu Raphael Thoppil, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 24167, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Deepu Raphael Thoppil, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Deepu Raphael Thoppil, M.D. had 543 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.