NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Carrington Dews, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Hattlesburg, MS

Robert Carrington Dews, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Hattlesburg, Mississippi, and NPI 1194926766, issued on May 30, 2007. Check the license (Mississippi 20258, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194926766
Name
Robert Carrington Dews
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
20258 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3688 Veterans Memorial Drive, Hattlesburg, MS 39401
Phone
(601) 554-7400
Enumerated
May 30, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(601) 554-7488
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080801000367); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2003
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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Verify Robert Carrington Dews 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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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

560 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 210 claims were for opioids.

  1. Robert Dews560
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen130 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl77 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium65 claims
  4. Meloxicam65 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl39 claims
  6. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen33 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $2,130.09

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Dews$2,130
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Southern Bone And Joint Specialists, PAHattiesburg, MS

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

Robert Carrington Dews among 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi

Robert Carrington Dews, MD is one of 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 131 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Mississippi

There are 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Justin Badon, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011831686328
  2. Mark Barron, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394011255576377
  3. David Bomboy, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011033123716
  4. Michael Cox, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011356514988
  5. Sergey Dzugan, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394011861683203
  6. Frederick Gregg, D.O.Hattiesburg, MS 394011952523607
  7. George Robertson, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011801026141
  8. Thomas RoyalsHattiesburg, MS 394011184068413

Common questions

What is Robert Carrington Dews, MD's NPI number?

Robert Carrington Dews, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194926766, issued on May 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Carrington Dews, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3688 Veterans Memorial Drive, Hattlesburg, MS, 39401. Phone: (601) 554-7400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Carrington Dews, MD's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 20258, 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 Carrington Dews, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Carrington Dews, MD had 560 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Robert Carrington Dews, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.