NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Cole Hammons

Family Nurse Practitioner · Hattiesburg, MS

Joshua Cole Hammons is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and NPI 1588278618, issued on Sep 5, 2020. Check the license (Mississippi 904329, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588278618
Name
Joshua Cole Hammons
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
904329 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
139 Fairfield Dr, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Phone
(601) 450-2401
Enumerated
Sep 5, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210420000411); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 139 Fairfield Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Deborah Azar, M. D.Specialist1851471270
  2. George Azar, M. D.Surgery Physician1376632307
  3. Nathan Compton, M.D.Surgery Physician1316110745
  4. Hal Liddell, M.D.Urology Physician1023032497
  5. Charles Moore, MDUrology Physician1801058821
  6. Robin Schwartz, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1518990266

Verify Joshua Cole Hammons in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

180 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Hammons180
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole43 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
  3. Topiramate17 claims
  4. Ondansetron Hcl14 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: $192.54

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joshua Hammons$192.54
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Southern Surgical Associates, P. A.Hattiesburg, MS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joshua Cole Hammons among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi

Joshua Cole Hammons is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 68% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2017 among the 2,576 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

174 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hattiesburg

They are 174 of the 2,569 NPPES records with a practice address in Hattiesburg, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lori Bartran, FNPHattiesburg, MS 394021073661419
  2. Kevin Clearman, CNFPHattiesburg, MS 394021477557098
  3. Selena Clearman, FNP-BCHattiesburg, MS 394021518944560
  4. Shelley Cochran, FNPHattiesburg, MS 394021689780421
  5. Melinda DelanceyHattiesburg, MS 394021548201403
  6. Julie Ford, CFNPHattiesburg, MS 394021427156843
  7. Mona Graham Alexander, FNP-BC, CNOR, RNFAHattiesburg, MS 394021053496489
  8. Joanna Hardy, FNPHattiesburg, MS 394021174636195

Common questions

What is Joshua Cole Hammons's NPI number?

Joshua Cole Hammons's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588278618, issued on Sep 5, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Cole Hammons located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 139 Fairfield Dr, Hattiesburg, MS, 39402. Phone: (601) 450-2401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Cole Hammons's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 904329, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joshua Cole Hammons prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Cole Hammons had 180 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.