Karissa Wright Boyd, DO
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Columbus, MS
Karissa Wright Boyd, DO is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Mississippi, and NPI 1225135981, issued on Sep 17, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 19216, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karissa Wright Boyd
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License numbers
- 19216 MS
05-33816 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2520 5TH St N, Columbus, MS 39705
- Phone
- (662) 244-2966
- Enumerated
- Sep 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 244-2763
- Medicaid ID
- 200613170A KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190514001302); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2520 5TH St N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Amina Azam, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972427565
- Bipasha BaratStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902720493
- James Barnes, PHARMDPharmacist1124731377
Verify Karissa Wright Boyd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 19216Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
879 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Potassium Chloride76 claims
- Eliquis60 claims
- Letrozole52 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen50 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium49 claims
- Ondansetron Odt45 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: $1,782.10
92 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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 Hospital - Golden Triangle IncStarkville, MS
- Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc.Columbus, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karissa Wright Boyd among 64 hematology & oncology physician records in Mississippi
Karissa Wright Boyd, DO is one of 64 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 92% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2002 among the 52 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 64 hematology & oncology physician records in Mississippi.
All 64 in Mississippi → Every provider in Columbus → Hematology & Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wail Alnas, MDColumbus, MS 397051215960786
- Amber Borden, MDColumbus, MS 397051730229816
- John Whitecar, MDColumbus, MS 397051700936002
- Ronald Delrie, M.D.McComb, MS 396481689850620
- Cory Carter, MDPascagoula, MS 395811609188911
- Solly Chedid, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395811972586188
- Joshua Rifkind, MDPascagoula, MS 395811578656005
- Charles Jacocks, MDBiloxi, MS 395341104321967
Common questions
What is Karissa Wright Boyd, DO's NPI number?
Karissa Wright Boyd, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225135981, issued on Sep 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karissa Wright Boyd, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2520 5TH St N, Columbus, MS, 39705. Phone: (662) 244-2966. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karissa Wright Boyd, DO's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 19216, 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 Karissa Wright Boyd, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karissa Wright Boyd, DO had 879 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karissa Wright Boyd, DO'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.