Katherine Lillian Cranston, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Laurel, MS
Katherine Lillian Cranston, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Laurel, Mississippi, and NPI 1366184210, issued on Apr 11, 2022. Check the license (Mississippi 36159, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Lillian Cranston
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 36159 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1430 Jefferson St, Laurel, MS 39440
- Phone
- (601) 425-2273
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2022
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260428001172); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1430 Jefferson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Katherine Lillian Cranston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 36159Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
487 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium35 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate32 claims
- Losartan Potassium28 claims
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Lisinopril25 claims
- Jardiance22 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
- South Central Clinics, IncLaurel, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Lillian Cranston among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi
Katherine Lillian Cranston, MD 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 2022, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2003 among the 748 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
20 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Laurel
They are 20 of the 623 NPPES records with a practice address in Laurel, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.
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Common questions
What is Katherine Lillian Cranston, MD's NPI number?
Katherine Lillian Cranston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366184210, issued on Apr 11, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Lillian Cranston, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1430 Jefferson St, Laurel, MS, 39440. Phone: (601) 425-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Lillian Cranston, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 36159, 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 Katherine Lillian Cranston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Lillian Cranston, MD had 487 Medicare Part D claims for 65 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.