Gary S. Porter, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Diamondhead, MS
Gary S. Porter, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Diamondhead, Mississippi, and NPI 1184894354, issued on Mar 4, 2008. Check the license (Mississippi R860556, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary S. Porter
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- R860556 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4540 B Shepherds Squard, Diamondhead, MS 39525
- Phone
- (228) 255-8216
- Enumerated
- Mar 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (228) 255-8219
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080514000378); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4540 B Shepherds Squard
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Casey Favre, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1073806246
Verify Gary S. Porter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license R860556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
550 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin54 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate53 claims
- Amoxicillin36 claims
- Cephalexin26 claims
- Prednisone26 claims
- Fluconazole18 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: $55.00
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Memorial Hospital AT GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Gary S. Porter among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi
Gary S. Porter, NP-C is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 81% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 17% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2017 among the 2,576 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Diamondhead
They are 8 of the 71 NPPES records with a practice address in Diamondhead, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
All 3,798 in Mississippi → Every provider in Diamondhead → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Embry, NPDiamondhead, MS 395251154509628
- Casey Favre, NP-CDiamondhead, MS 395251073806246
- Barbara Franceski, NP-CDiamondhead, MS 395251134377187
- Micah Ladner, FNP-CDiamondhead, MS 395251285187930
- Brittany Lander, FNP-CDiamondhead, MS 395251639803430
- Ronald Miller, N.P.Diamondhead, MS 395251245571124
- Kerri Robin, FNP-BCDiamondhead, MS 395251265799977
- Dana Brown-Acker, FNP-CJohn C Stennis Space Center, MS 395291275044331
Common questions
What is Gary S. Porter, NP-C's NPI number?
Gary S. Porter, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184894354, issued on Mar 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary S. Porter, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4540 B Shepherds Squard, Diamondhead, MS, 39525. Phone: (228) 255-8216. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary S. Porter, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number R860556, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gary S. Porter, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary S. Porter, NP-C had 550 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.