William C. Descher, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Gulfport, MS
William C. Descher, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1316983943, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 15345, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William C. Descher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 15345 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 351 Cowan RD, Gulfport, MS 39507
- Phone
- (228) 875-6115
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101117001132); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 351 Cowan RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William C. Descher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 15345Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Jackson County AnesthesiaPascagoula, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William C. Descher among 320 anesthesiology physician records in Mississippi
William C. Descher, MD is one of 320 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 70% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 194 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207L00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Gulfport
They are 22 of the 2,030 NPPES records with a practice address in Gulfport, and 320 anesthesiology physician records in Mississippi.
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The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Betty Bailey, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395071790145142
- David Utterback, MDGulfport, MS 395071851327555
- Ronald Bernadas, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031205941747
- Mimi Cumbest, D.O.Gulfport, MS 395031336254812
- Joshua DibbleGulfport, MS 395031073975017
- Charles Lobrano, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031386759835
- Brenda Safley, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031932214434
- Edward AlpaughGulfport, MS 395011215565148
Common questions
What is William C. Descher, MD's NPI number?
William C. Descher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316983943, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William C. Descher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 351 Cowan RD, Gulfport, MS, 39507. Phone: (228) 875-6115. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William C. Descher, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 15345, 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.
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.