James Byron Shipp, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Oxford, MS
James Byron Shipp, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Oxford, Mississippi, and NPI 1427212992, issued on Jul 15, 2008. Check the license (Mississippi 20923, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Byron Shipp
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 20923 MS
T-2110 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1628 Highway 30 East, Oxford, MS 38655
- Phone
- (662) 234-3937
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2025
- Fax
- (662) 234-3898
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140910000438); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1628 Highway 30 East
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Mayo, D.O.Ophthalmology Physician1215931738
Verify James Byron Shipp in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 20923Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
579 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost146 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate73 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol67 claims
- Timolol Maleate51 claims
- Lumigan29 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate28 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): 75.8 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: $508.33
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- MS Eye Consultants LLCOxford, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Byron Shipp among 165 ophthalmology physician records in Mississippi
James Byron Shipp, MD is one of 165 ophthalmology 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 2008, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2001 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 165 ophthalmology physician records in Mississippi.
All 165 in Mississippi → Every provider in Oxford → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Blake Booth, MDOxford, MS 386551194915249
- William Farmer, MDOxford, MS 386551902840861
- Emily Graves, M.D.Oxford, MS 386551154540359
- William Mayo, D.O.Oxford, MS 386551215931738
- James Rayner, MDOxford, MS 386551417129313
- Randy Richardson, MDOxford, MS 386551013951987
- Randy Russell, M.D.Oxford, MS 386551801834189
- Thomas Tann, MDOxford, MS 386551083654578
Common questions
What is James Byron Shipp, MD's NPI number?
James Byron Shipp, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427212992, issued on Jul 15, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Byron Shipp, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1628 Highway 30 East, Oxford, MS, 38655. Phone: (662) 234-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Byron Shipp, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 20923, 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 Byron Shipp, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Byron Shipp, MD had 579 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Byron Shipp, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.8 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.