NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy Kipper Copeland, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Bay St Louis, MS

Timothy Kipper Copeland, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bay St Louis, Mississippi, and NPI 1780188151, issued on Mar 21, 2018. Check the license (Mississippi 29968, 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
1780188151
Name
Timothy Kipper Copeland
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
29968 MS
321311 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
149 Drinkwater RD, Bay St Louis, MS 39520
Phone
(228) 468-8600
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 7, 2025
Fax
(228) 395-1294
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220809002381); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2018
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 149 Drinkwater RD

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

  1. Sahiba Ahluwalia, MDFamily Medicine Physician1962856419
  2. Tracy Benzing, DPMPrimary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist1225020498
  3. Kimsey CavalierCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1588775795
  4. Bertin Chevis, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1649228529
  5. Sierra Cooley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1497542906
  6. Denise Daigle, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1609149392

Verify Timothy Kipper Copeland 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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71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,446 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Timothy Copeland5,446
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium261 claims
  2. Furosemide204 claims
  3. Eliquis201 claims
  4. Lisinopril188 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium183 claims
  6. Gabapentin179 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ochsner Mississippi, LLCBay Saint Louis, MS

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

Timothy Kipper Copeland among 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi

Timothy Kipper Copeland, MD is one of 972 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 585 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bay St Louis

They are 7 of the 103 NPPES records with a practice address in Bay St Louis, and 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Crittenden, M.D.Bay St Louis, MS 395201780687855
  2. Rowe Crowder, M.D.Bay St Louis, MS 395201053369801
  3. James French, MDBay St Louis, MS 395201831136324
  4. Irene Koskan, M.D.Bay St Louis, MS 395201831197862
  5. Joseph Kulpeksa, M.D.Bay St Louis, MS 395201154388056
  6. Hassan Shafique, M.D.Bay St Louis, MS 395201972093714
  7. Bennett Cheney, MDBiloxi, MS 395301083676548
  8. Regina Mills, MDBiloxi, MS 395301649232117

Common questions

What is Timothy Kipper Copeland, MD's NPI number?

Timothy Kipper Copeland, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780188151, issued on Mar 21, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy Kipper Copeland, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 149 Drinkwater RD, Bay St Louis, MS, 39520. Phone: (228) 468-8600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy Kipper Copeland, MD's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 29968, 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 Timothy Kipper Copeland, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Timothy Kipper Copeland, MD had 5,446 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.