George Arthur Applewhite, M.D.
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician · Picayune, MS
George Arthur Applewhite, M.D. is a public health & general preventive medicine physician with a practice address in Picayune, Mississippi, and NPI 1770562647, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 07620, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Arthur Applewhite
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician 2083P0901X
- License number
- 07620 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1911 Read RD, Picayune, MS 39466
- Phone
- (601) 251-3500
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 251-3504
- Medicaid ID
- 01900556 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051201000342); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1911 Read RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify George Arthur Applewhite in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 07620Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average public health & general preventive medicine physician in 2024
2,356 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries, against an average of 820 among the 336 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate105 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium95 claims
- Gabapentin93 claims
- Furosemide75 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium72 claims
- Metformin Hcl69 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Anazia Medical, Inc.McComb, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George Arthur Applewhite among 20 public health & general preventive medicine physician records in Mississippi
George Arthur Applewhite, M.D. is one of 20 public health & general preventive medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 45% 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 45% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 15% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2083P0901X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 20 public health & general preventive medicine physician records in Mississippi.
All 20 in Mississippi → Every provider in Picayune → Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 public health & general preventive medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Safia Mohiuddin, MDGulfport, MS 395011194352377
- Robert Travnicek, MD MPHGulfport, MS 395031447330030
- James Puckett, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394011477698926
- Jessica Lotridge, M.D.Keesler Afb, MS 395341578743217
- Rebecca James, MDMeridian, MS 393011043309222
- Robert CurryColumbus, MS 397011013050384
- Irina Barbone, MDJackson, MS 392161477397743
- Abedulnaasseer Mohammedelamien, M.D, MSJackson, MS 392161821252479
Common questions
What is George Arthur Applewhite, M.D.'s NPI number?
George Arthur Applewhite, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770562647, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Arthur Applewhite, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1911 Read RD, Picayune, MS, 39466. Phone: (601) 251-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Arthur Applewhite, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 07620, 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 George Arthur Applewhite, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George Arthur Applewhite, M.D. had 2,356 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries; the average among public health & general preventive medicine physician prescribers was 820. 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.