State provider profile · CMS NPPES
Mississippi Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Mississippi - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
Data updated 2026-08-27
- 40,642
- Providers
- 469
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 39th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Mississippi has 40,642 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 39th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Family Nurse Practitioner.
- 40,642
- NPPES-registered providers
- 39th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 68%
- by provider count
- 8.7%
- Family Nurse Practitioner (largest specialty)
Where Mississippi ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
40,642 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
40,642 providers across 469 specialties
How to read this directory
This count includes every individual clinician, physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, therapists, and psychologists, with a current active National Provider Identifier on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and a primary practice address in Mississippi. Organizations such as hospitals, group practices, and pharmacies carry their own separate NPPES records and are deliberately not included in this individual-provider total, and each clinician is counted once under their registered primary taxonomy. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
Important: this is a directory of public CMS government data, not a quality ranking, a review aggregator, or medical advice. NPPES records are self-reported and refreshed monthly, so a listed address or phone number can lag reality; always call the office to confirm location, insurance acceptance, and new-patient availability before booking. Verify licensure and disciplinary history, which are not shown here, through the NPI Registry and your state medical board.
Mississippi at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Mississippi
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 469 specialties total
- Top specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
- 3,554
- 8.7% of Mississippi's 40,642 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 3,554 |
| 2 | Mental Health Counselor | 3,236 |
| 3 | Pharmacist | 2,256 |
| 4 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 2,089 |
| 5 | Physical Therapist | 1,693 |
| 6 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,496 |
| 7 | Family Medicine Physician | 1,133 |
| 8 | Nurse Practitioner | 1,096 |
| 9 | Clinical Social Worker | 956 |
| 10 | Internal Medicine Physician | 948 |
| 11 | Professional Counselor | 945 |
| 12 | Occupational Therapist | 943 |
| 13 | Counselor | 933 |
| 14 | Social Worker | 885 |
| 15 | General Practice Dentistry | 829 |
| 16 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 794 |
| 17 | Registered Nurse | 786 |
| 18 | Behavior Technician | 686 |
| 19 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 660 |
| 20 | Physical Therapy Assistant | 568 |
Which cities in Mississippi have the most providers?
Top cities in Mississippi by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Jackson
Jackson
6,997 providers
- Hattiesburg 2,569
Hattiesburg
2,569 providers
- Tupelo 2,315
Tupelo
2,315 providers
- Gulfport 2,030
Gulfport
2,030 providers
- Oxford 1,418
Oxford
1,418 providers
- Biloxi 1,402
Biloxi
1,402 providers
- Meridian 1,291
Meridian
1,291 providers
- Ridgeland 1,134
Ridgeland
1,134 providers
- Southaven 1,123
Southaven
1,123 providers
- Flowood 972
Flowood
972 providers
What this shows Jackson leads Mississippi's 30+ reporting cities; provider supply concentrates in the largest metros, so a statewide total understates rural access gaps.
Full city breakdown with each city's share of the state total:
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson | 6,997 |
| 2 | Hattiesburg | 2,569 |
| 3 | Tupelo | 2,315 |
| 4 | Gulfport | 2,030 |
| 5 | Oxford | 1,418 |
| 6 | Biloxi | 1,402 |
| 7 | Meridian | 1,291 |
| 8 | Ridgeland | 1,134 |
| 9 | Southaven | 1,123 |
| 10 | Flowood | 972 |
| 11 | Columbus | 843 |
| 12 | Brandon | 752 |
| 13 | Vicksburg | 708 |
| 14 | Ocean Springs | 692 |
| 15 | Mccomb | 644 |
| 16 | Laurel | 623 |
| 17 | Madison | 612 |
| 18 | Corinth | 555 |
| 19 | Starkville | 554 |
| 20 | Gautier | 466 |
| 21 | Pascagoula | 459 |
| 22 | Greenwood | 427 |
| 23 | Olive Branch | 427 |
| 24 | Greenville | 401 |
| 25 | Clinton | 377 |
| 26 | Natchez | 321 |
| 27 | Brookhaven | 309 |
| 28 | Clarksdale | 304 |
| 29 | Picayune | 248 |
| 30 | Hernando | 244 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Mississippi
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Mississippi licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Mississippi disciplinary trends →Using the Mississippi data
Mississippi has 40,642 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Mississippi's provider mix differs from the national distribution, and the per-specialty pages show who actually practices here. Browse specialties
- Verify any shortlisted provider's federal record and license before booking, registration alone is not a quality signal. NPI lookup
- Check Mississippi's disciplinary-action trends to understand the state board's enforcement context. Board actions
Counts reflect CMS NPPES registrations, which can lag retirements and relocations. PlainDoctor does not rate, rank, or recommend providers.
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