Denise Hefner Sojourner, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Pontotoc, MS
Denise Hefner Sojourner, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pontotoc, Mississippi, and NPI 1770699670, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 16870, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Denise Hefner Sojourner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 16870 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 359 Old Oak Cir, Pontotoc, MS 38863
- Phone
- (662) 489-5999
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 489-5991
- Medicaid ID
- 00122628 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080725000243); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Denise Hefner Sojourner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 16870Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,558 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 507 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen205 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium158 claims
- Gabapentin150 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium147 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate138 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate137 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.
Denise Hefner Sojourner among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi
Denise Hefner Sojourner, MD is one of 1,165 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 748 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pontotoc
They are 12 of the 104 NPPES records with a practice address in Pontotoc, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.
All 1,165 in Mississippi → Every provider in Pontotoc → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Adams, MDPontotoc, MS 388631013026970
- Steven Dirmeyer, M.D.Pontotoc, MS 388631245426998
- Randel Gibson, DOPontotoc, MS 388631750336335
- Jessica Lauderdale, DOPontotoc, MS 388631093095523
- Jennifer Lowery, M.D.Pontotoc, MS 388631376777201
- Stephen Montgomery, MDPontotoc, MS 388631699735159
- Santanna NesbittPontotoc, MS 388631801612494
- Christopher Park, DOPontotoc, MS 388631710181078
Common questions
What is Denise Hefner Sojourner, MD's NPI number?
Denise Hefner Sojourner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770699670, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Denise Hefner Sojourner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 359 Old Oak Cir, Pontotoc, MS, 38863. Phone: (662) 489-5999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Denise Hefner Sojourner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 16870, 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 Denise Hefner Sojourner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Denise Hefner Sojourner, MD had 5,558 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.