William Richard Rushing, M.D.
Specialist · Brookhaven, MS
William Richard Rushing, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Brookhaven, Mississippi, and NPI 1790891679, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 11079, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Richard Rushing
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 11079 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1012 D A Biglane Dr, Brookhaven, MS 39601
- Phone
- (601) 833-8157
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 833-1633
- Medicaid ID
- 0115747 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040423000112); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest specialist records → All 220 in Mississippi → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1012 D A Biglane Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephen Mills, M.D.Specialist1326153867
- Joey Sessums, M.D.Specialist1316054976
Verify William Richard Rushing in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 11079Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
653 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alendronate Sodium125 claims
- Estradiol77 claims
- Raloxifene Hcl50 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er46 claims
- Fluconazole31 claims
- Bupropion Xl22 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $321.95
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern Women's Health, PLLCBrookhaven, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Richard Rushing among 220 specialist records in Mississippi
William Richard Rushing, M.D. is one of 220 specialist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 36% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1991 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 89% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 specialist records list a practice address in Brookhaven
They are 5 of the 309 NPPES records with a practice address in Brookhaven, and 220 specialist records in Mississippi.
All 220 in Mississippi → Every provider in Brookhaven → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Micah Allen, M.ED.,DT, CALTBrookhaven, MS 396011003760620
- Leigh Gray, M.D.Brookhaven, MS 396011043326929
- Stephen Mills, M.D.Brookhaven, MS 396011326153867
- Joey Sessums, M.D.Brookhaven, MS 396011316054976
- Okechukwu Ekenna, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395811578678868
- Felicia Morris, OMTPass Christian, MS 395711932650140
- Philomena Broussard, DPT, MPHA, BSPTPascagoula, MS 395671407923998
- Yen Chou Chen, M.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641639110737
Common questions
What is William Richard Rushing, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Richard Rushing, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790891679, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Richard Rushing, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1012 D A Biglane Dr, Brookhaven, MS, 39601. Phone: (601) 833-8157. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Richard Rushing, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 11079, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Richard Rushing, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Richard Rushing, M.D. had 653 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.