Wesley F. Prater, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Canton, MS
Wesley F. Prater, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Canton, Mississippi, and NPI 1972564656, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 08247, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wesley F. Prater
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 08247 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1668 W Peace St, Canton, MS 39046
- Phone
- (601) 859-5213
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 859-8771
- Medicaid ID
- 00016899 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080611000589); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wesley F. Prater in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 08247Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol29 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
- G A Carmichael Family Health Center, Inc.Canton, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wesley F. Prater among 326 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Mississippi
Wesley F. Prater, M.D. is one of 326 obstetrics & gynecology 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 1999 among the 213 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Canton
They are 3 of the 234 NPPES records with a practice address in Canton, and 326 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Mississippi.
All 326 in Mississippi → Every provider in Canton → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Wesley F. Prater, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wesley F. Prater, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972564656, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wesley F. Prater, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1668 W Peace St, Canton, MS, 39046. Phone: (601) 859-5213. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wesley F. Prater, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 08247, 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 Wesley F. Prater, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wesley F. Prater, M.D. had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.