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NPI 1578140521ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Jackson, MS
Family Medicine with Yazoo Emergency Group, LLC and 1 other group, practicing in Jackson, Mississippi. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $53,396 for 1,114 claims, against $1,622 paid for services in 2024. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,530 in all, mostly travel and lodging. Lists Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1578140521 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 25, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 4, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | T-4492 | MS |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Emergency Medicine (MS); Practitioner - Family Practice (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 20 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 21 across 5 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,622 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,114 · 2,435 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 178 |
| Total drug cost | $53,396 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Emergency Medicine |
Medical groups
- Yazoo Emergency Group, LLCYazoo City, MS · 18 clinicians
- Leake Emergency Group, LLCCarthage, MS · 16 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Baptist Medical Center-YazooYazoo City, MS
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,530 · 22 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$231.03 · 4 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,074 | 17 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | $373.91 | 3 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc | $81.79 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Travel and Lodging$1,764 · 12 payments
- Food and Beverage$766.08 · 10 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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