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 3 of 9.

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

Hattiesburg has the most, 21

Optometrist records in Mississippi

  1. Heather Dowdy, O.D.Southaven, MS 386711023079068
  2. Minh Duong, O.D.Meridian, MS 393051871604207
  3. Gregory Eakins, O.D.Southaven, MS 386711578995692
  4. Ashley Earwood, ODColumbus, MS 397051912429630
  5. Randy Eason, O.D.Forest, MS 390741417048620
  6. Lauren Eaton, O.D.Kosciusko, MS 390901427346733
  7. Kandice Echols, O.D.Magee, MS 391111538440425
  8. Dax Eckard, ODTupelo, MS 388041932102779
  9. Elizabeth Eckard, O.D.Tupelo, MS 388041295934529
  10. Max Edrington, OPTOMETRISTLong Beach, MS 395601336172428
  11. Hunter Edwards, ODWater Valley, MS 389651326613308
  12. Stephen Edwards, O. D.Water Valley, MS 389651013015585
  13. Taylor Edwards, ODWater Valley, MS 389651548995509
  14. Morgan Eguia, ODHattiesburg, MS 394021376277269
  15. Christopher Evans, ODJackson, MS 392111205921467
  16. Dellia Evans, O.D.Jackson, MS 392111164457941
  17. Frank EvansCalhoun City, MS 389161972517506
  18. Charlsey FelderMadison, MS 391101093638728
  19. Lauren Ferrell, ODCorinth, MS 388341811664147
  20. Roderick Fields, O.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641073595906
  21. Allen Findley, O.D.Jackson, MS 392041134261282
  22. Emily Fleming, O.D.Union, MS 393651154586089
  23. Kelby Flemons, ODVicksburg, MS 391831104551571
  24. Kristin Fonseca, O.D.Southaven, MS 386711477960763
  25. David Ford, O.D.Biloxi, MS 395311598809048
  26. Reagan Ford, O.D.Columbus, MS 397021902826696
  27. Reagan Ford, O.D.Starkville, MS 397591124048277
  28. Farryl Franklin, O.D.Canton, MS 390461295126910
  29. Sarah Fratesi, O.D.Starkville, MS 397591013968965
  30. Benjamin FraysurHattiesburg, MS 394021629833298
  31. Jill Frier, O.D.Vicksburg, MS 391801518111574
  32. Jay Fuller, O.D.Gulfport, MS 395071053667758
  33. Aubrey Fulton, O.D.Columbia, MS 394291962844597
  34. Mary Garber, ODMadison, MS 391101831879592
  35. McKenzie Gates, O.D.Pontotoc, MS 388631407631492
  36. Anh Giang, O.D.Canton, MS 390461528477692
  37. Johneen Gilich, ODPicayune, MS 394661639258411
  38. Charles Gipson, M.D.Biloxi, MS 395311053389627
  39. Annie Govan, OD, MSSouthaven, MS 386721730705716
  40. Philip Graham, O.D.Pontotoc, MS 388631164572848
  41. Jared Grant, O.D.Senatobia, MS 386681821472267
  42. Phillip Gray, O.D.Iuka, MS 388521841254570
  43. Phillip Gray, O. D.Iuka, MS 388521518980051
  44. Danny Green, O.D.Jackson, MS 392091982644597
  45. Debra GregoryDiamondhead, MS 395251427185008
  46. Joseph Gregory, O.D.Diamondhead, MS 395251134210123
  47. Mary Griffin, O.D.Greenville, MS 387011255472502
  48. Tonyatta Hairston, O.D.Jackson, MS 392021295847432
  49. Kiana HallKeesler Afb, MS 395341083507743
  50. Todd Hall, O.D.Greenwood, MS 389301811177843

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.