John Wayne Cheatham, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Meridian, MS
John Wayne Cheatham, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Meridian, Mississippi, and NPI 1497728778, issued on Feb 8, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 18926, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Wayne Cheatham
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 18926 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 22ND Ave, Meridian, MS 39301
- Phone
- (601) 483-5322
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 581-2289
- Medicaid ID
- 04720872 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040204000269); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oklahoma State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Wayne Cheatham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 18926Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin12 claims
- Azithromycin12 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro11 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
- Rush Medical FoundationQuitman, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Wayne Cheatham among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi
John Wayne Cheatham, D.O. is one of 1,165 family medicine 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 748 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
70 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Meridian
They are 70 of the 1,291 NPPES records with a practice address in Meridian, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.
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Common questions
What is John Wayne Cheatham, D.O.'s NPI number?
John Wayne Cheatham, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497728778, issued on Feb 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Wayne Cheatham, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 22ND Ave, Meridian, MS, 39301. Phone: (601) 483-5322. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Wayne Cheatham, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 18926, 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 John Wayne Cheatham, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Wayne Cheatham, D.O. had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.