NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Katherine Michelle Bruister, PA

Physician Assistant · Gulfport, MS

Katherine Michelle Bruister, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1639996952, issued on Sep 26, 2024. Check the license (Mississippi PA00833, 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
1639996952
Name
Katherine Michelle Bruister
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA00833 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4215 15TH St, Gulfport, MS 39501
Phone
(228) 863-5211
Enumerated
Sep 26, 2024
Record last updated
Sep 26, 2024
Fax
(228) 863-4101
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250211002438); 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 4215 15TH St

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

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  4. Stephanie HillNurse Practitioner1396301198
  5. Umair Malik, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1952741977
  6. Michelle Mullins, NPNurse Practitioner1548893605

Verify Katherine Michelle Bruister 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

53 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Katherine Bruister53
  2. Specialty average830

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: $37.01

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Katherine Bruister$37.01
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Memorial Hospital AT GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Katherine Michelle Bruister among 338 physician assistant records in Mississippi

Katherine Michelle Bruister, PA is one of 338 physician assistant 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 2024, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 72% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2020 among the 223 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physician Assistant providers in Mississippi

There are 338 physician assistant records in Mississippi.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tiffany Archer, PA-CGulfport, MS 395011386896595
  2. Meoshe Beckworth, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTGulfport, MS 395011609234509
  3. Julia BishopGulfport, MS 395011386474401
  4. Jamie Dubeck, PA-CGulfport, MS 395011669722799
  5. Joshua McNielGulfport, MS 395011801446000
  6. Bailey MorrisGulfport, MS 395011699441980
  7. Anne Smits, PA-CGulfport, MS 395011720310956
  8. Wesley Armstrong, PA-CGulfport, MS 395031083158307

Common questions

What is Katherine Michelle Bruister, PA's NPI number?

Katherine Michelle Bruister, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639996952, issued on Sep 26, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katherine Michelle Bruister, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4215 15TH St, Gulfport, MS, 39501. Phone: (228) 863-5211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katherine Michelle Bruister, PA's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number PA00833, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Katherine Michelle Bruister, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Katherine Michelle Bruister, PA had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.