NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Brown Ray, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Gulfport, MS

Richard Brown Ray, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1306147947, issued on Nov 13, 2010. Check the license (Mississippi R865840, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1306147947
Name
Richard Brown Ray
Credential
PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
R865840 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3413 Washington Ave, Gulfport, MS 39507
Phone
(228) 206-7780
Enumerated
Nov 13, 2010
Record last updated
May 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(228) 206-7803
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150123000035); 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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  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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

2,112 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Richard Ray2,112
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate177 claims
  2. Benztropine Mesylate170 claims
  3. Risperidone158 claims
  4. Divalproex Sodium149 claims
  5. Lorazepam129 claims
  6. Olanzapine123 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 11.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%38.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $77.19

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Ray$77.19
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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. Medical Systems Management, LLCRichland, MS

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

Richard Brown Ray among 624 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Mississippi

Richard Brown Ray, PMHNP-BC is one of 624 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 12% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2020 among the 366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Gulfport

They are 25 of the 2,030 NPPES records with a practice address in Gulfport, and 624 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charlotte Aeger Ross, PMHNPGulfport, MS 395071689439945
  2. Catina Griffin, PMHNPGulfport, MS 395071568942324
  3. Maureen Stanton, PMHNPGulfport, MS 395071639220205
  4. Ralph Burroughs, N.P.Gulfport, MS 395031760674949
  5. Talyn Dunn, APRN , PMHNP-BCGulfport, MS 395031518532084
  6. Anita Hall, APRN, PMHNP-BCGulfport, MS 395031801909916
  7. Belinda Holden, PMHNP-BCGulfport, MS 395031033581152
  8. Monica McDonald, PMHNPGulfport, MS 395031104563089

Common questions

What is Richard Brown Ray, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Richard Brown Ray, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306147947, issued on Nov 13, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Brown Ray, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3413 Washington Ave, Gulfport, MS, 39507. Phone: (228) 206-7780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Brown Ray, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number R865840, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Richard Brown Ray, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Brown Ray, PMHNP-BC had 2,112 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard Brown Ray, PMHNP-BC's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 11.6 of 100. 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.

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