NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas B. Baylis, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Laurel, MS

Thomas B. Baylis, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Laurel, Mississippi, and NPI 1467555771, issued on Sep 6, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 19281, 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
1467555771
Name
Thomas B. Baylis
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
19281 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1002 Jefferson St, Laurel, MS 39440
Phone
(601) 649-5990
Enumerated
Sep 6, 2006
Record last updated
May 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
06776019 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061107000343); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2000
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 1002 Jefferson St

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

  1. Jillian Carroll, PASurgical Physician Assistant1770974016
  2. Richard Ivey, M.D.Surgery Physician1790703171
  3. Charles Saul, M.D.Surgery Physician1003849068
  4. Conner Thomas, MDPediatrics Physician1467030981

Verify Thomas B. Baylis 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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8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

319 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 70 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Baylis319
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam76 claims
  2. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl54 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen41 claims
  4. Cephalexin27 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate23 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 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: $777.75

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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. Thomas Baylis$778
  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. South Central Clinics, IncLaurel, MS

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

Thomas B. Baylis among 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi

Thomas B. Baylis, 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 131 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

7 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Laurel

They are 7 of the 623 NPPES records with a practice address in Laurel, and 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Blake, M.D.Laurel, MS 394401558330415
  2. Derrick Burgess, M.D.Laurel, MS 394401720244932
  3. Cleveland Johnson, M.D.Laurel, MS 394401497724926
  4. William Morrison, MDLaurel, MS 394401700827243
  5. Steven Nowicki, M.D.Laurel, MS 394401306815907
  6. Edward Turnbull, M.D.Laurel, MS 394401467421982
  7. Gary Jackson, M.D.Lumberton, MS 394551720317688
  8. Jeffrey Burns, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021033115597

Common questions

What is Thomas B. Baylis, MD's NPI number?

Thomas B. Baylis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467555771, issued on Sep 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas B. Baylis, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1002 Jefferson St, Laurel, MS, 39440. Phone: (601) 649-5990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas B. Baylis, MD's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 19281, 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 Thomas B. Baylis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas B. Baylis, MD had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.