Doctors and health care providers in Mississippi
40,642 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Mississippi, 1,383 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 252 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure search.
Family Medicine is Mississippi's largest physician specialty
7,487 records in Mississippi list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Mississippi list:
Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Across every provider type, Family Nurse Practitioner is the largest group
Jackson has the most records
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
2,061 Mississippi entries on the federal exclusion list
70.1 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in Mississippi: conviction for patient abuse or neglect. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →
Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a Mississippi address, five most common authorities.
The 30 Mississippi cities with the most records
- Jackson6,997
- Hattiesburg2,569
- Tupelo2,315
- Gulfport2,030
- Oxford1,418
- Biloxi1,402
- Meridian1,291
- Ridgeland1,134
- Southaven1,123
- Flowood972
- Columbus843
- Brandon752
- Vicksburg708
- Ocean Springs692
- McComb644
- Laurel623
- Madison612
- Corinth555
- Starkville554
- Gautier466
- Pascagoula459
- Greenwood427
- Olive Branch427
- Greenville401
- Clinton377
- Natchez321
- Brookhaven309
- Clarksdale304
- Picayune248
- Hernando244
Common questions
How many healthcare providers are in Mississippi?
40,642 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Mississippi, under 462 provider taxonomy codes. A record is a registration, not a license: it includes clinicians, technicians and students in training.
What is the most common physician specialty in Mississippi?
Family Medicine, with 1,165 records, followed by internal medicine (972). Across every provider type the largest group is Family Nurse Practitioner (3,798 records).
How do I find a doctor in Mississippi?
Open a physician specialty above for its Mississippi list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to MS. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.
The largest states
- California974,315
- New York545,291
- Florida470,495
- Texas433,013
- Ohio327,042
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); 2023 Census population estimates. Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses; PlainDoctor does not rate or recommend providers; its rankings sort billing figures, not quality.
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.