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Mississippi

9,532 individual providers in 76 specialties, 2024 · 21 metro and micro areas

Market Comparisons are prepared for one specialty in one metro area (or the state's area outside metro areas). View sample report

Individual providers by data year: 2020: 8,858 · 2021: 9,058 · 2022: 9,244 · 2023: 9,367 · 2024: 9,532.

Specialties practicing in Mississippi, 2024

Specialty	Individual providers
Nurse Practitioner	3,111
Family Practice	642
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	631
Physical Therapist in Private Practice	598
Internal Medicine	592
Emergency Medicine	386
Optometry	294
Physician Assistant	259
Obstetrics & Gynecology	214
Anesthesiology	193
Diagnostic Radiology	176
Orthopedic Surgery	176
General Surgery	162
Chiropractic	147
Ophthalmology	124
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice	115
Cardiology	102
Gastroenterology	100
Hospitalist	99
Psychiatry	87
Neurology	78
Nephrology	77
Pulmonary Disease	74
Pathology	72
Otolaryngology	70
Dermatology	68
Urology	63
Licensed Clinical Social Worker	61
Interventional Cardiology	55
Hematology-Oncology	52
Audiologist	50
Podiatry	47
Endocrinology	40
Neurosurgery	38
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	36
Psychologist, Clinical	30
Pain Management	29
Rheumatology	28
Speech Language Pathologist	28
Radiation Oncology	27
Vascular Surgery	27
Allergy/ Immunology	26
Infectious Disease	25
Licensed Professional Counselor	23
General Practice	22
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	22
Thoracic Surgery	17
Medical Oncology	13
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	12
Interventional Radiology	11
Pediatric Medicine	10
Critical Care (Intensivists)	9
Interventional Pain Management	9
Cardiac Surgery	8
Geriatric Medicine	8
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional	8
Sports Medicine	7
Gynecological Oncology	5
Hospice and Palliative Care	5
Hand Surgery	4
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)	4
Sleep Medicine	4
Dentist	3
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine	3
Certified Nurse Midwife	2
Maxillofacial Surgery	2
Preventive Medicine	2
Surgical Oncology	2
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology	1
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist	1
Hematology	1
Medical Genetics and Genomics	1
Medical Toxicology	1
Neuropsychiatry	1
Nuclear Medicine	1
Orofacial Pain	1

Metro areas and non-metro Mississippi, 2024

Area	Type	Individual providers	Physicians
Brookhaven, MS	Micro	94	33
Clarksdale, MS	Micro	47	18
Cleveland, MS	Micro	58	18
Columbus, MS	Micro	253	94
Corinth, MS	Micro	182	86
Greenville, MS	Micro	105	43
Greenwood, MS	Micro	70	33
Grenada, MS	Micro	67	22
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	Metro	1,357	581
Hattiesburg, MS	Metro	847	440
Jackson, MS	Metro	2,832	1,450
Laurel, MS	Micro	207	84
McComb, MS	Micro	165	57
Memphis, TN-MS-AR (crosses a state line)	Metro	4,567	2,114
Meridian, MS	Micro	395	172
Natchez, MS-LA (crosses a state line)	Micro	117	40
Oxford, MS	Micro	294	121
Picayune, MS	Micro	76	19
Starkville, MS	Micro	143	44
Tupelo, MS	Micro	747	297
Vicksburg, MS	Micro	127	49
Mississippi outside metro areas	Non-metro	838	240

Areas are Census CBSAs with at least one county in Mississippi; provider counts cover the whole area, including any part across a state line. See geography.

Largest cities in Mississippi

Jackson (1,771 clinicians)
Hattiesburg (766 clinicians)
Tupelo (607 clinicians)
Gulfport (488 clinicians)
Flowood (393 clinicians)
Meridian (381 clinicians)
Southaven (300 clinicians)
Oxford (270 clinicians)
Biloxi (242 clinicians)
Columbus (233 clinicians)

All 226 cities in Mississippi

Largest hospitals in Mississippi

Mississippi Baptist Medical Center (826 affiliated clinicians)
North Mississippi Medical Center (776 affiliated clinicians)
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto (708 affiliated clinicians)
University Of Mississippi Med Center (695 affiliated clinicians)
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital (682 affiliated clinicians)
Memorial Hospital At Gulfport (673 affiliated clinicians)
Singing River Gulfport (650 affiliated clinicians)
Forrest General Hospital (554 affiliated clinicians)
Singing River Health System (502 affiliated clinicians)
Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital (378 affiliated clinicians)

All 109 hospitals in Mississippi

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data year 2024. Largest by the count of clinicians.