Tongii L. Shavers, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Gulfport, MS
Tongii L. Shavers, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1962594481, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 17296, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tongii L. Shavers
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 17296 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11150 Highway 49N, Gulfport, MS 39503
- Phone
- (228) 575-1000
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (228) 575-2002
- Medicaid ID
- 00124507 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210624003214); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 272 in Mississippi → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 11150 Highway 49N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brad Berger, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1609883347
- John Kneeland, LCSWClinical Social Worker1396883310
- James Rusch, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1780618686
Verify Tongii L. Shavers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 17296Check 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 psychiatry physician in 2024
3,969 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Benztropine Mesylate342 claims
- Haloperidol Decanoate299 claims
- Trazodone Hcl282 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate271 claims
- Invega Sustenna263 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er190 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
- South Carolina Dept OF Mental Health Accounting OfficeGeorgetown, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tongii L. Shavers among 272 psychiatry physician records in Mississippi
Tongii L. Shavers, M.D. is one of 272 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 64% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 111 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 272 psychiatry physician records in Mississippi.
All 272 in Mississippi → Every provider in Gulfport → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Rusch, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031780618686
- Ginger Wishik, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031134228703
- Albert Devillier, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011750492609
- Stephen James, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011699886176
- Brian Maher, MDGulfport, MS 395011407888985
- William Pearson, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011578746384
- Ismin Zen, MDGulfport, MS 395011942231972
- Barbara Murray, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395071891894499
Common questions
What is Tongii L. Shavers, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tongii L. Shavers, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962594481, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tongii L. Shavers, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11150 Highway 49N, Gulfport, MS, 39503. Phone: (228) 575-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tongii L. Shavers, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 17296, 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 Tongii L. Shavers, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tongii L. Shavers, M.D. had 3,969 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.