Mississippi Medicare prescriber rankings
10,881 Mississippi prescribers billed $2.7 billion in Medicare Part D drugs in 2024, the 31st largest of 56 states and territories. Opioids were 4.06 of every 100 of those claims (CMS), above the national 3.52.
- Prescribers10,881
- Part D drug cost$2.7 billion
- Average per prescriber$251,825
- Wrote an opioid (CMS)7,293 (67.05%)
- Opioid claims per 100 claims (CMS)4.06
Reading the Mississippi tables
Mississippi's 10,881 prescribers wrote 19,034,186 Part D claims in 2024, about $251,825 in drug cost per prescriber. A high total usually reflects specialty practice, such as cancer, rheumatology or HIV care, or vaccines: 1 of the 50 largest totals are mostly vaccines, which pharmacies often bill under a standing order naming one clinician. These are billing tables, not quality ratings. PlainDoctor does not rank named prescribers by opioid share; the state's opioid figures above come from CMS's own totals.
The 50 highest Part D drug-cost totals
| Prescriber (NPPES taxonomy) | Drug cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|
| 1Maranda DillonFamily Nurse Practitioner | $22.1 million | 2,287 |
| 2Charles KingRheumatology Physician | $18.2 million | 12,489 |
| 3Ruth FredericksNeurology Physician | $15.1 million | 23,494 |
| 4Syed RafiqueSpecialist | $13.3 million | 8,192 |
| 5Omolara OtaigbeFamily Medicine Physicianmostly vaccines, often billed by pharmacies under a standing order naming this clinician | $12.3 million | 62,280 |
| 6Amanda WittNeuromuscular Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician | $12.0 million | 2,349 |
| 7Matthew McCoyMedical Physician Assistant | $10.5 million | 2,135 |
| 8Neeli KirkendallFamily Nurse Practitioner | $10.3 million | 9,184 |
| 9Tammy YoungMedical Oncology Physician | $9.7 million | 5,080 |
| 10Guangzhi QuHematology & Oncology Physician | $8.8 million | 2,813 |
| 11Alisha MasonFamily Medicine Physician | $8.6 million | 10,392 |
| 12Elizabeth HerringtonMedical Oncology Physician | $8.4 million | 2,621 |
| 13Amanda GreeneAdult Health Nurse Practitioner | $8.4 million | 3,749 |
| 14Maroun HayekHematology & Oncology Physician | $8.3 million | 2,715 |
| 15Samantha JusticeFamily Nurse Practitioner | $8.0 million | 13,297 |
| 16Laurie DouglasHematology & Oncology Physician | $7.9 million | 3,105 |
| 17Timothy EstesGeneral Practice Physician | $7.7 million | 165,115 |
| 18Justin BakerHematology & Oncology Physician | $7.4 million | 2,082 |
| 19Robert LongAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician | $7.3 million | 8,021 |
| 20Nicole ClevelandMedical Oncology Physician | $7.3 million | 2,507 |
| 21John HromHematology & Oncology Physician | $7.2 million | 4,424 |
| 22Kirk EddlemanRheumatology Physician | $6.8 million | 5,515 |
| 23Paul FarabaughUrology Physician | $6.7 million | 2,136 |
| 24Mark BorcheltEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician | $6.5 million | 7,812 |
| 25Stephanie ElkinsHematology (Internal Medicine) Physician | $6.5 million | 3,289 |
| 26Matthew CarrollRheumatology Physician | $6.3 million | 3,328 |
| 27Todd FulcherFamily Medicine Physician | $6.0 million | 117,878 |
| 28Tanya SandersonPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner | $6.0 million | 729 |
| 29Ryan YatesHematology & Oncology Physician | $5.8 million | 2,408 |
| 30Muzaffar PirachaEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician | $5.7 million | 2,247 |
| 31Maggie MaciasFamily Nurse Practitioner | $5.6 million | 7,146 |
| 32Misti HedgepethNurse Practitioner | $5.6 million | 2,380 |
| 33Clinton WalkerFamily Nurse Practitioner | $5.5 million | 2,933 |
| 34Shabana KarimSpecialist | $5.4 million | 4,730 |
| 35Cory CarterHematology & Oncology Physician | $5.3 million | 2,456 |
| 36Carter MilnerHematology & Oncology Physician | $5.3 million | 2,633 |
| 37Jennifer PierceFamily Nurse Practitioner | $5.2 million | 9,946 |
| 38Dedri IvoryRheumatology Physician | $5.2 million | 5,837 |
| 39Jennifer KennardInternal Medicine Physician | $5.2 million | 2,742 |
| 40Christopher BellAcute Care Nurse Practitioner | $5.1 million | 13,067 |
| 41Caitlin WilliamsFamily Nurse Practitioner | $5.1 million | 4,691 |
| 42Michelle GloriosoNurse Practitioner | $5.1 million | 4,028 |
| 43Delali BlavoEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician | $5.0 million | 3,201 |
| 44Olivia HightowerMedical Oncology Physician | $5.0 million | 6,110 |
| 45Quenyatta Echols-WilliamsInternal Medicine Physician | $5.0 million | 9,882 |
| 46Lisa BondHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician | $5.0 million | 2,566 |
| 47Steven ClarkInternal Medicine Physician | $4.8 million | 47,794 |
| 48Pamela TuliHematology & Oncology Physician | $4.8 million | 2,212 |
| 49Amber BordenHematology & Oncology Physician | $4.8 million | 4,048 |
| 50Neal ShparagoRheumatology Physician | $4.7 million | 3,294 |
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider, 2024 (data.cms.gov), matched to CMS NPPES by NPI; vaccine share from the prescriber's top drugs in the CMS by-provider-and-drug file. Specialty is the taxonomy the clinician reported to NPPES.
Common questions
How many Medicare prescribers are in Mississippi?
Mississippi has 10,881 Medicare Part D prescribers who filed 19,034,186 claims totaling $2.7 billion in drug costs.
What is the opioid prescribing rate in Mississippi?
Opioids were 4.06 of every 100 Medicare Part D claims written by Mississippi prescribers in 2024, against 3.52 nationally (CMS). 7,293 of the state's 10,877 Part D prescribers in CMS's geography file (67.05%) wrote at least one opioid.
Checking a prescriber
Open the prescriber's record for the full NPI entry and prescribing detail, then confirm the license on the state board search. The Part D file covers Medicare Part D only; commercial, Medicaid, VA and cash prescriptions are not in it.
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