Robert Benjamin Burns, M.D.
Pain Medicine Physician · Pascagoula, MS
Robert Benjamin Burns, M.D. is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and NPI 1720179401, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 18248, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Benjamin Burns
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- 18248 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4603 Hospital St, Pascagoula, MS 39581
- Phone
- (228) 769-9797
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2024
- Fax
- (228) 769-9779
- Medicaid ID
- 01426024 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040223000662); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Robert Benjamin Burns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 18248Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine physician in 2024
8,283 Medicare Part D claims for 584 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 897 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen530 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate411 claims
- Gabapentin266 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium264 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium233 claims
- Metformin Hcl223 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): 93.1 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: $83.50
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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.
One hospital affiliation
- 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.
Pain Medicine Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 6 pain medicine physician records in Mississippi.
Other pain medicine physician records in Mississippi
- Wendi Dungan, RN, BSN, MSN, FNPLaurel, MS1003775842
- Carroll McLeod, MDJackson, MS1245383033
- Jeremy Smitherman, MDFlowood, MS1457507055
- Jeffrey Summers, M.D.Flowood, MS1336257500
- Samir Tomajian, MDGulfport, MS1275705949
Common questions
What is Robert Benjamin Burns, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Benjamin Burns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720179401, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Benjamin Burns, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4603 Hospital St, Pascagoula, MS, 39581. Phone: (228) 769-9797. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Benjamin Burns, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 18248, 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 Robert Benjamin Burns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Benjamin Burns, M.D. had 8,283 Medicare Part D claims for 584 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Benjamin Burns, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 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.