NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Mississippi

197 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Mississippi, 6.7 per 100,000 residents, the 42nd highest rate of 51. Jackson and Tupelo have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Mississippi license search. Page 4 of 4.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207X00000X · 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, 70

  1. Jackson70
  2. Tupelo18
  3. Hattiesburg14
  4. Biloxi9
  5. Flowood9

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Mississippi

  1. George Robertson, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011801026141
  2. Ramon Rodriguez, M.D.Biloxi, MS 395321356370787
  3. Thomas RoyalsHattiesburg, MS 394011184068413
  4. Gabriel Rulewicz, MDTupelo, MS 388011942425459
  5. Lane Rush, MDMeridian, MS 393011033478367
  6. George Salloum, M.D.Biloxi, MS 395321902827603
  7. Gabriel Sampognaro, MDJackson, MS 392021942837950
  8. Phillip Sandifer, M.D.Oxford, MS 386551831453158
  9. William Seidensticker, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031093901902
  10. Walter Shelton, MDJackson, MS 392021578551792
  11. James Sikes, M.D.,Hattiesburg, MS 394011225067127
  12. Jace Smith, MDJackson, MS 392021386089076
  13. Thomas Smith, MDKeesler Afb, MS 395341851894265
  14. William Smith, M.D.Starkville, MS 397591467476531
  15. James Smitherman, MDMadison, MS 391101114934643
  16. Jacob Smithey, MDTupelo, MS 388011053871913
  17. Stephen Southworth, MDTupelo, MS 388011437120730
  18. John Speca, M.D.Clarksdale, MS 386141659330090
  19. William StewardTupelo, MS 388011598225450
  20. Hamdi Sukkarieh, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161245646702
  21. David Taormina, MDVancleave, MS 395651851702807
  22. Clay ThamesJackson, MS 392161902633886
  23. Nels Thorderson, MDTupelo, MS 388011740250331
  24. James Thriffiley, MDGulfport, MS 395071689673071
  25. Christopher Tipton, MDVicksburg, MS 391831801282223
  26. John Turba, MDBrookhaven, MS 396011366575763
  27. Edward Turnbull, M.D.Laurel, MS 394401467421982
  28. Michael Ulmer, DOJackson, MS 392021215564232
  29. George Van Osten, MDTupelo, MS 388011174768287
  30. Fred VilsonJackson, MS 392161073196184
  31. Donald Ward, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011316916869
  32. E Ward, MDJackson, MS 392161174742688
  33. Jarrett Warden, MDJackson, MS 392021952988776
  34. Eric Washington, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395811902825573
  35. James Watson, M.D.Meridian, MS 393011467435263
  36. Wallace Weatherly, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161972558542
  37. James Weaver, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011235248451
  38. Alice WegenerJackson, MS 392011205635034
  39. Kevin Whalley, MDGrenada, MS 389011104909274
  40. James White, MDTupelo, MS 388011457350282
  41. Raymond Whitehead, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011962512525
  42. Christopher Wiggins, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395811407881022
  43. Jeb WilliamsTupelo, MS 388011114311198
  44. Charles Winters, M.D.Vancleave, MS 395651093733172
  45. Daniel Wittersheim, MDVancleave, MS 395651104012566
  46. James Woodall, M.D.Jackson, MS 392021083876833
  47. Matthew YoungJackson, MS 392021568889699

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Mississippi ranks 42 of 51 per resident

  1. Georgia6.8
  2. South Carolina6.8
  3. Virginia6.8
  4. Mississippi6.7
  5. Arkansas6.7
  6. New Mexico6.7
  7. 50 states and D.C.7.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

80.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.5% 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. Mississippi80.2%
  2. United States76.5%

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Mississippi, measured

  • In a Medicare file158 of 197 · 80.2% here, 76.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file131 · 66.5% here, 62.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more100 · 50.8% here, 56.8% nationally
  • Median graduation year2005 · the 131 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207X00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

197 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician (207X00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Mississippi: 6.7 per 100,000 residents against 7.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Jackson has 70 of them (36%).

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. Arkansas205
  2. Nebraska177
  3. New Hampshire174
  4. Kansas226

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Mexico6.7
  2. Alabama6.7
  3. Virginia6.8
  4. South Carolina6.8

The largest states

  1. California2,276
  2. Texas1,514
  3. Florida1,470
  4. New York1,339
  5. Pennsylvania1,253

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.