NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Prentiss Parsons, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Ackerman, MS

Prentiss Parsons, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ackerman, Mississippi, and NPI 1821051756, issued on Apr 11, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 09727, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821051756
Name
Prentiss Parsons
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
09727 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
356 W Cherry St, Ackerman, MS 39735
Phone
(662) 285-3243
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 25, 2025
Fax
(662) 285-3613
Medicaid ID
00013578 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070523000452); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1981
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 356 W Cherry St

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

  1. Amanda Miller, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1679183610
  2. Jill Shaw, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1457508475

Verify Prentiss Parsons in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

7,884 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 147 claims were for opioids.

  1. Prentiss Parsons7,884
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate346 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate288 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium259 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium256 claims
  5. Gabapentin234 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium207 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: $556.38

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Prentiss Parsons$556.38
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc.Starkville, MS
  2. Och Professional ServicesAckerman, MS

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

Prentiss Parsons among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi

Prentiss Parsons, M.D. 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
  • Graduated1981 · 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).

5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ackerman

They are 5 of the 45 NPPES records with a practice address in Ackerman, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shunda Garner, MDAckerman, MS 397351124017546
  2. Sandy Lieu, MDAckerman, MS 397351952716573
  3. Falan McKnight, MDAckerman, MS 397351073173514
  4. Harmon Prosser, MDAckerman, MS 397351073578886
  5. Charles McCullouch, MDBrooksville, MS 397391710964754
  6. Julian Brown, M. D.Aberdeen, MS 397301073578043
  7. Kevin Hayes, M.D.Aberdeen, MS 397301154364636
  8. David Booth, DOEupora, MS 397441093788523

Common questions

What is Prentiss Parsons, M.D.'s NPI number?

Prentiss Parsons, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821051756, issued on Apr 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Prentiss Parsons, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 356 W Cherry St, Ackerman, MS, 39735. Phone: (662) 285-3243. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Prentiss Parsons, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 09727, 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 Prentiss Parsons, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Prentiss Parsons, M.D. had 7,884 Medicare Part D claims for 381 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.