James Allen Rusch, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Gulfport, MS
James Allen Rusch, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1780618686, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 10487, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Allen Rusch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 10487 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11150 Highway 49N, Gulfport, MS 39503
- Phone
- (228) 575-1000
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (228) 575-2002
- Medicaid ID
- 00110800 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110112000455); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11150 Highway 49N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Allen Rusch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 10487Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
149 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Olanzapine20 claims
- Mirtazapine14 claims
- Trazodone Hcl14 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate13 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl13 claims
- Buspirone Hcl11 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: $80.45
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Oceans Mississippi Medical Group LLCBiloxi, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Allen Rusch among 272 psychiatry physician records in Mississippi
James Allen Rusch, M.D. is one of 272 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 64% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 111 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 272 psychiatry physician records in Mississippi.
All 272 in Mississippi → Every provider in Gulfport → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tongii Shavers, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031962594481
- Ginger Wishik, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031134228703
- Albert Devillier, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011750492609
- Stephen James, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011699886176
- Brian Maher, MDGulfport, MS 395011407888985
- William Pearson, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011578746384
- Ismin Zen, MDGulfport, MS 395011942231972
- Barbara Murray, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395071891894499
Common questions
What is James Allen Rusch, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Allen Rusch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780618686, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Allen Rusch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11150 Highway 49N, Gulfport, MS, 39503. Phone: (228) 575-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Allen Rusch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 10487, 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 Allen Rusch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Allen Rusch, M.D. had 149 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.