Richard L. Yelverton, M.D.
Specialist · Jackson, MS
Richard L. Yelverton, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Jackson, Mississippi, and NPI 1295834166, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 10803, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard L. Yelverton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 10803 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 971 Lakeland Dr Ste 1460, Jackson, MS 39216
- Phone
- (601) 982-3202
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 982-3259
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100528000378); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest specialist records → All 220 in Mississippi → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 971 Lakeland Dr Ste 1460
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard L. Yelverton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 10803Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
88 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin Sulfate13 claims
- Erythromycin11 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): 51.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $713.11
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 one group practice
- Lakeland Surgical Clinic PLLCJackson, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard L. Yelverton among 220 specialist records in Mississippi
Richard L. Yelverton, M.D. is one of 220 specialist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 36% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1991 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 89% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Mississippi
There are 220 specialist records in Mississippi.
All 220 in Mississippi → Every provider in Jackson → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frank Briggs, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161255432571
- D Cannon, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161033103122
- Donna Cassell, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161760476857
- Margaret Hatten, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161598865719
- Jaisiri Jaiwatana, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161295760049
- James Jones, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161770577561
- Robert McGee, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161457345456
- Brighid McIntire, MDJackson, MS 392161932207503
Common questions
What is Richard L. Yelverton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard L. Yelverton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295834166, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard L. Yelverton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 971 Lakeland Dr Ste 1460, Jackson, MS, 39216. Phone: (601) 982-3202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard L. Yelverton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 10803, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard L. Yelverton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard L. Yelverton, M.D. had 88 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard L. Yelverton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 51.8 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.
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.