NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in Mississippi

412 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in Mississippi, 14 per 100,000 residents, the 46th highest rate of 51. Hattiesburg and Southaven have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Mississippi license search. Page 1 of 9.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 152W00000X · method

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

Hattiesburg has the most, 21

  1. Hattiesburg21
  2. Southaven17
  3. Tupelo17
  4. Columbus16
  5. Jackson16

Optometrist records in Mississippi

  1. Sean Aldinger, ODOlive Branch, MS 386541659330231
  2. Mark Allen, ODFlowood, MS 392321467551549
  3. Katie Amann, ODOxford, MS 386551053935023
  4. Kimberly Ambrosino, O.D.Southaven, MS 386711720293566
  5. Parth Amin, O.D.Southaven, MS 386711184286874
  6. Casey Andrus, O.D.Columbus, MS 397101073586012
  7. Anna Armstrong, ODHattiesburg, MS 394021497139877
  8. William Arnold, O,D,Madison, MS 391101790175479
  9. Miles Ashley, O.D.Vicksburg, MS 391801518309277
  10. William Ashley, O.D.Vicksburg, MS 391801952410011
  11. Roya Attar, O.DJackson, MS 392161558788026
  12. Alexandria Bahl, ODForest, MS 390741437240215
  13. Monica Ballard, O.D.Ripley, MS 386631437381076
  14. Jon Bantugan, ODVicksburg, MS 391831346169299
  15. William Barker, O.D.Gulfport, MS 395031184797870
  16. Charles Barnes, OD PAMcComb, MS 396481083783963
  17. James Bearden, O.D.Canton, MS 390461831405448
  18. David BeattyBrandon, MS 390421699183772
  19. Samantha Beaty, O.D.Fulton, MS 388431952485112
  20. Steve Beaty, O.D.Tupelo, MS 388041043394208
  21. Jason Beddingfield, O.D.Laurel, MS 394401932113404
  22. Craig Belk, ODGulfport, MS 395031346211745
  23. Andrea BellCanton, MS 390461932937497
  24. Matthew Bellipanni, O.D.Indianola, MS 387511346521119
  25. James Benigno, O.D.Pass Christian, MS 395711881812709
  26. Kimberly Benigno, O.D.Biloxi, MS 395321558395806
  27. Robin Bennett, O.D.New Albany, MS 386521700986452
  28. Michael BifanoSouthaven, MS 386711730923707
  29. Lori Blackmer, O.D.Picayune, MS 394661760451595
  30. Dee Blackwell, O.D.Petal, MS 394651053405134
  31. Kregg Bly, O.DJackson, MS 392091679672729
  32. Mallory Bodford, O.D.Olive Branch, MS 386541932518032
  33. Margo Boler, O. D.Olive Branch, MS 386541043300585
  34. Joshua Bostick, O.D.Saltillo, MS 388661184937690
  35. Holly Bowie, ODOcean Springs, MS 395641972506020
  36. Clifford Brewer, O.D.Gautier, MS 395531346235223
  37. Lindsey Brewer, O.D.Biloxi, MS 395321194073528
  38. Mark Brezinka, ODColumbus, MS 397101598517682
  39. Sandra Bright, O.D.Batesville, MS 386061275645889
  40. Lloyd Britt, O. D.Tupelo, MS 388011992822985
  41. Julie Brock, O.D.Saltillo, MS 388661720053952
  42. James Brooks, ODColumbus, MS 397051972590859
  43. Christina Brown, O.D.Southaven, MS 386711700918729
  44. James Brown, O DBruce, MS 389151447364005
  45. James Brown, ODRipley, MS 386631508938812
  46. Channing Bucklew, O.D.Louisville, MS 393391699320929
  47. Thi Bui, O.D.Meridian, MS 393011063435469
  48. Christopher Bullin, O.D.Jackson, MS 392131457541450
  49. Ashley Burns, ODBiloxi, MS 395301184040172
  50. Emma Byers, ODClinton, MS 390561326877846

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Mississippi ranks 46 of 51 per resident

  1. West Virginia15
  2. Maryland15
  3. District of Columbia15
  4. Mississippi14
  5. South Carolina14
  6. Utah14
  7. 50 states and D.C.19

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

412 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Mississippi: 14 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Hattiesburg has 21 of them (5%).

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. Nebraska452
  2. Idaho369
  3. Utah470
  4. Hawaii353

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. South Carolina13.9
  2. Virgin Islands13.8
  3. North Carolina13.7
  4. District of Columbia14.7

The largest states

  1. California8,308
  2. Texas5,006
  3. Florida3,594
  4. New York3,535
  5. Illinois2,697

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.