James Bradley Beckham, M.S., M.D.
Surgery Physician · Columbus, MS
James Bradley Beckham, M.S., M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Columbus, Mississippi, and NPI 1598029969, issued on Jun 29, 2012. Check the license (Mississippi 25127, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Bradley Beckham
- Credential
- M.S., M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 25127 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 255 Baptist Blvd Ste 307, Columbus, MS 39705
- Phone
- (662) 328-1862
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 328-7597
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170908000373); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Bradley Beckham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 25127Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
286 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 151 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen141 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium50 claims
- Omeprazole25 claims
- Ondansetron Odt16 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $390.10
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc.Columbus, MS
- Delta Medical GroupGreenville, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Bradley Beckham among 257 surgery physician records in Mississippi
James Bradley Beckham, M.S., M.D. is one of 257 surgery physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 152 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 257 surgery physician records in Mississippi.
All 257 in Mississippi → Every provider in Columbus → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Berry, M.D.Columbus, MS 397051790981660
- Kenneth Boyd, D.O.Columbus, MS 397051295905891
- Gerry Jeffcoat, M.D.Columbus, MS 397051487674453
- Jan McClanahan, MDColumbus, MS 397051609873488
- Jerry Stennett, M.D.Columbus, MS 397051467479485
- Richard Vallette, MDColumbus, MS 397051891792586
- Roger Clapp, M.D.Starkville, MS 397591487704375
- Daryl Guest, MDStarkville, MS 397591629128517
Common questions
What is James Bradley Beckham, M.S., M.D.'s NPI number?
James Bradley Beckham, M.S., M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598029969, issued on Jun 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Bradley Beckham, M.S., M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 255 Baptist Blvd Ste 307, Columbus, MS, 39705. Phone: (662) 328-1862. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Bradley Beckham, M.S., M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 25127, 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 James Bradley Beckham, M.S., M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Bradley Beckham, M.S., M.D. had 286 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Bradley Beckham, M.S., M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.