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Samuel Ruffin Yelverton, M.D.

NPI 1689038168ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Jackson, MS

Surgery (M.D.) in Jackson, Mississippi, trained at University of Mississippi School of Medicine (class of 2016). 220 Medicare patients in 2024, $137,870 paid; nearly all of their 247 Part D prescriptions were generic (98%). Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $8,485 in all, mostly education.

Overview

NPI1689038168
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedApr 11, 2016
Last updated in NPPESMay 14, 2021
Certified by providerMay 14, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X28227MS
Surgery208600000X218753NC

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (FL); Practitioner - General Surgery (NC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients220
Services billed575 across 79 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$137,870

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)247 · 255 30-day fills
Patients104
Total drug cost$1,588
Generic share98% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Mississippi School of Medicine
Graduation year2016
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$8,485 · 28 payments from 14 companies
  • 2024$12,304 · 47 payments from 12 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Education$4,000 · 1 payment
  • Consulting Fee$2,736 · 2 payments
  • Food and Beverage$1,749 · 25 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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