NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rheumatology Physician in Mississippi

49 NPPES records list rheumatology physician with a practice address in Mississippi, 1.7 per 100,000 residents, the 45th highest rate of 51. Jackson and Hattiesburg have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Mississippi license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RR0500X · 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, 18

  1. Jackson18
  2. Hattiesburg6
  3. Tupelo4
  4. Flowood3
  5. Pascagoula3

Rheumatology Physician records in Mississippi

  1. David Asa, MDTupelo, MS 388011619949682
  2. Alan Bartholomew, D.O.Keesler Afb, MS 395341003296153
  3. Chris Benson, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021720092547
  4. Imad Bitar, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021821267998
  5. Matthew Carroll, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395811124247341
  6. Swetha Chittipolu, MDJackson, MS 392161093380800
  7. Seth Compton, M.D.Madison, MS 391101043449598
  8. Teresa Crout, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161033406525
  9. David Demasters, DOBiloxi, MS 395341043772221
  10. Kirk Eddleman, M.D.Oxford, MS 386551821209784
  11. Srujan Edupuganti, MBBSJackson, MS 392161679246813
  12. Harvey Flowers, MDTupelo, MS 388011306812987
  13. Amanda Fowler, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161215224886
  14. Jean Gispen, M.D.University, MS 386771760495071
  15. Richa Gupta, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011942466842
  16. Kenneth Hardy, MDFlowood, MS 392321568499531
  17. Portia Harris, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021669662292
  18. Nancy Harrison, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021457763336
  19. Lauren Hayward, M.D.Oxford, MS 386551619356722
  20. James Hensarling, MDFlowood, MS 392321255334280
  21. Sharon Hong, M.D.Flowood, MS 392321275820722
  22. George Housley, MDTupelo, MS 388011528034410
  23. John Huntwork, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395811174614895
  24. Hanan IbrahimJackson, MS 392161023591682
  25. Muhammad Ijaz, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021629490065
  26. Dedri Ivory, M.D.Vicksburg, MS 391801851585004
  27. Dannette Johnson, D.O.Jackson, MS 392161881743326
  28. Mandeep KaurJackson, MS 392161326784216
  29. Charles King, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011538137989
  30. Krishna Kommineni, MBBSGulfport, MS 395011760905236
  31. Mary Lindsey, D.O.Pascagoula, MS 395811508208992
  32. Martha Magnuson, MDJackson, MS 392021073000394
  33. Lisa Maher, MDJackson, MS 392161790793081
  34. Vikas Majithia, MDJackson, MS 392161073540266
  35. Maneesh Mannem, MDJackson, MS 392161477161032
  36. Evan Manning, MDKeesler Afb, MS 395341386140309
  37. Robert McMurray, MDJackson, MS 392161720015498
  38. Nirupa Mohandas, M.D.Jackson, MS 392021467533190
  39. Clara Myers, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161780779306
  40. Ocheowelle Okeke, M.D.Columbus, MS 397051265859110
  41. Tina Puthalon Kunnath, MDOlive Branch, MS 386541992145304
  42. Linda Rockhold, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161659466274
  43. Suzanne Sanders, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161669571329
  44. Neal Shparago, D.O.Jackson, MS 392021326121542
  45. Jason Taylor, M.D.Madison, MS 391101649481607
  46. Imran Umer, MDMeridian, MS 393011780939660
  47. Nicole Walton, D.O.Ocean Springs, MS 395641013115906
  48. David Weiss, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021851431159
  49. James Wilson, MDJackson, MS 392161245268283

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Mississippi ranks 45 of 51 per resident

  1. Arkansas1.7
  2. Oklahoma1.7
  3. Hawaii1.7
  4. Mississippi1.7
  5. Idaho1.6
  6. Arizona1.6
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

79.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 81.6% 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. Mississippi79.6%
  2. United States81.6%

Rheumatology Physician records in Mississippi, measured

  • In a Medicare file39 of 49 · 79.6% here, 81.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file30 · 61.2% here, 69.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more31 · 63.3% here, 56.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2007 · the 30 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RR0500X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

49 NPPES records list rheumatology physician (207RR0500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Mississippi: 1.7 per 100,000 residents against 2.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Jackson has 18 of them (37%).

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. New Mexico49
  2. Nebraska46
  3. Arkansas53
  4. Kansas54

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Hawaii1.7
  2. Oklahoma1.7
  3. West Virginia1.8
  4. Idaho1.6

The largest states

  1. California926
  2. New York599
  3. Texas545
  4. Florida494
  5. Pennsylvania413

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.