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 7 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. George Powell, ODHouston, MS 388511518021872
  2. Thomas Powell, ODAmory, MS 388211255323903
  3. Michael Presley, O.D.Belden, MS 388261972693992
  4. Emily Presson, O.D.Iuka, MS 388521548682271
  5. Michael Quint, O.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641174650709
  6. Kimberly Ragan, O.D.Madison, MS 391101225024862
  7. Christopher Rains, O.D.Biloxi, MS 395311407835408
  8. Eric Randle, O. D.Oxford, MS 386551336247816
  9. Steve RandleAmory, MS 388211114958758
  10. Katherine Randolph, ODHolly Springs, MS 386351336557222
  11. Melissa Rasmussen, O.D.Canton, MS 390461992011506
  12. Olivia Reader, ODCorinth, MS 388341700496940
  13. John Reed, O.D.Magee, MS 391111649423211
  14. Steven Reed, O.D.Magee, MS 391111598728800
  15. Frank Reese, O.D.Cleveland, MS 387321194927301
  16. Aaron Renfrow, ODHernando, MS 386321467132290
  17. Katherine Reynolds, ODHattiesburg, MS 394011003433467
  18. Meredith Rhodes, O.D.Corinth, MS 388341629323142
  19. Katie Richardson, O.D.Tupelo, MS 388011598218752
  20. Nicholas Richardson, O.D.Caledonia, MS 397401285975094
  21. Emily Ridge, ODHernando, MS 386321861916991
  22. Jim Riffe, O.DOxford, MS 386551801918826
  23. Brittany Rogers, O.D.Ridgeland, MS 391571477995009
  24. Myra Rosenblatt, O.D.Columbus, MS 397051033557426
  25. Collin Rounsavall, ODGreenville, MS 387011326877457
  26. Lawrence Routt, O.D.Kosciusko, MS 390901245219245
  27. Ryan Russell, O.D.Tupelo, MS 388011831180900
  28. James Rux, O.D.Keesler Afb, MS 395341710061643
  29. Katherine Sanders, O.D.Diberville, MS 395401255434460
  30. Scott Sanders, O.D.Bay St Louis, MS 395201558431163
  31. Sallye Scott, ODSardis, MS 386661497783864
  32. Samuel Scott, ODSenatobia, MS 386681659925816
  33. John Setzer, O.D.Ridgeland, MS 391571528259785
  34. Raymond Shackelford, ODHernando, MS 386321558499640
  35. Curtis Shaffer, O.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021679611446
  36. Terri ShannonOcean Springs, MS 395641679779995
  37. Robert ShappleyCorinth, MS 388341003034380
  38. Jasmine Shipp, O.D.Cleveland, MS 387321508871195
  39. Robert Shipp, O.D.Greenville, MS 387011225044001
  40. Neil Simmons, O.D.Carthage, MS 390511104937556
  41. Marlene Skulskie, O.D.Diberville, MS 395401023159530
  42. Alan Smith, O.D.Southaven, MS 386711235213687
  43. Chad Smith, O.D.Brookhaven, MS 396011174714133
  44. Emmett Smith, ODCleveland, MS 387321104815992
  45. Leesa Smith, O.D.Greenville, MS 387011629179791
  46. Mandi Smith, O.D.Gulfport, MS 395071982918421
  47. Mark Smith, ODBrookhaven, MS 396011952497679
  48. Oscar Smith, ODColumbia, MS 394291003917360
  49. Robert Smith, O.D.Meridian, MS 393051851872303
  50. Tina Sorey, O.D.Jackson, MS 392161245213081

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.

84.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 71.9% 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. Mississippi84.0%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in Mississippi, measured

  • In a Medicare file346 of 412 · 84.0% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file310 · 75.2% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more276 · 67.0% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2007 · the 310 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 152W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

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.