William Meek Gillespie, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Columbus, MS
William Meek Gillespie, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Mississippi, and NPI 1366445520, issued on May 23, 2005. Check the license (Mississippi 9117, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Meek Gillespie
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 9117 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 425 Hospital Dr, Columbus, MS 39705
- Phone
- (662) 328-2061
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 328-5000
- Medicaid ID
- 00011695 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110106000070); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Meek Gillespie in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 9117Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,177 Medicare Part D claims for 566 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost652 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate471 claims
- Moxifloxacin400 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine392 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol291 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate222 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $283.01
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
William Meek Gillespie among 165 ophthalmology physician records in Mississippi
William Meek Gillespie, M.D. is one of 165 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2001 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 165 ophthalmology physician records in Mississippi.
All 165 in Mississippi → Every provider in Columbus → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Bennett, M.D.Columbus, MS 397051871596130
- Scott Bradley, M.D.Columbus, MS 397051326041591
- Albert Laws, M.D.Columbus, MS 397011093941684
- James Brown, M. D.Starkville, MS 397591336231489
- George WalkerStarkville, MS 397591750494134
- Kent Kebert, MDMcComb, MS 396481285632943
- Daniel McClung, MDMcComb, MS 396481952936908
- Aubrey Nichols, M.D.McComb, MS 396481730239229
Common questions
What is William Meek Gillespie, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Meek Gillespie, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366445520, issued on May 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Meek Gillespie, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 Hospital Dr, Columbus, MS, 39705. Phone: (662) 328-2061. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Meek Gillespie, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 9117, 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 William Meek Gillespie, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Meek Gillespie, M.D. had 3,177 Medicare Part D claims for 566 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Meek Gillespie, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.