NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nephrology Physician in Mississippi

110 NPPES records list nephrology physician with a practice address in Mississippi, 3.7 per 100,000 residents, the 25th highest rate of 51. Jackson and Flowood have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Mississippi license search. Page 3 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RN0300X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Jackson has the most, 25

  1. Jackson25
  2. Flowood13
  3. Gulfport10
  4. Hattiesburg10
  5. Tupelo9

Nephrology Physician records in Mississippi

  1. Rashmi Verma, M.DJackson, MS 392161912519364
  2. Steven Wagner, M.D.Flowood, MS 392321396716866
  3. Jasmine Washington, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394011326402066
  4. Christopher Westervelt, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011740290048
  5. Justin Westervelt, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394011679748016
  6. Allison White, MDGreenwood, MS 389301760559751
  7. Thomas Wooldridge, MDTupelo, MS 388011518937044
  8. Timothy Yen, MDJackson, MS 392161023464732
  9. Samia YunasJackson, MS 392161902647563
  10. Lajos Zsom, MDJackson, MS 392161679564678

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RN0300X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Mississippi ranks 25 of 51 per resident

  1. California3.8
  2. South Carolina3.8
  3. Michigan3.7
  4. Mississippi3.7
  5. Arizona3.7
  6. New Mexico3.7
  7. 50 states and D.C.4.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RN0300X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

80.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 85.8% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Mississippi80.0%
  2. United States85.8%

Nephrology Physician records in Mississippi, measured

  • In a Medicare file88 of 110 · 80.0% here, 85.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file81 · 73.6% here, 76.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more67 · 60.9% here, 54.9% nationally
  • Median graduation year1999 · the 81 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RN0300X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

110 NPPES records list nephrology physician (207RN0300X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Mississippi: 3.7 per 100,000 residents against 4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Jackson has 25 of them (23%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Oklahoma112
  2. Nevada125
  3. Arkansas92
  4. Iowa92

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Arizona3.7
  2. Michigan3.7
  3. New Mexico3.7
  4. Tennessee3.7

The largest states

  1. California1,468
  2. Texas1,159
  3. New York1,049
  4. Florida840
  5. Pennsylvania651

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.