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Dr. William A Morrison , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Laurel, MS

Active NPI 1700827243 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

1002 Jefferson Street, Suite 350
Laurel, MS 394404306

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1002 Jefferson Street
Suite 350

Laurel, MS 394404306

Telephone 6016495990
Fax 6014257510
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
South Central Clinics, Inc. Facility NPI 1942240510

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: South Central Clinics, Inc. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Medical School

University Of Michigan Medical School

Graduation Year

1972

Medicare patients

203 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $48,774 in 2024

The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount

This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.

Paid by Medicare

About $36,860 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Paid by Medicare

This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.

30-day fills

240 standardized 30-day fills in 2024

CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.

What this does not show: 30-day fills

It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.

Part D drug cost

$2,083 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

What this does not show: Part D drug cost

A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.

Open Payments general payments, program year 2025

All general payments: $1,817.45 across 9 records.

By nature of payment

  • Travel and Lodging: $1,462.54 across 4 records.
  • Food and Beverage: $354.91 across 5 records.

Reporting-company totals

  • Smith+Nephew, Inc.: $1,766.02 across 6 records.
  • VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED: $37.43 across 2 records.
  • Sonex Health, Inc.: $14.00 across 1 record.

A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.

See the full table

Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

54 years (graduated 1972)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1972 as the year this clinician finished professional school.

What this does not show: Years since graduation

It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.

NPI first issued

2006

The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show: NPI first issued

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Accepts Medicare assignment

CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Morrison has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Morrison as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Laurel and Mississippi

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Mississippi (2024, 119 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,179. Middle half: 869 to 9,105.

Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Laurel have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

Medicare-allowed amount

A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Mississippi (2024, 119 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $127,124. Middle half: $50,500 to $266,638.

Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Laurel have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

Paid by Medicare

A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Mississippi (2024, 119 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $95,325. Middle half: $37,769 to $199,029.

Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Laurel have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Mississippi (2024, 122 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 502. Middle half: 151 to 933.

Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Laurel have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.

Part D drug cost

A lower Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Mississippi (2024, 122 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,133. Middle half: $885 to $7,204.

Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Laurel have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.

7 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Laurel, MS (198 in Mississippi).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures

Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments

Open Payments · Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $1,817.45.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
JOURNEY II General $826.14
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
POLARSTEM General $309.46
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
POLARSTEM General $257.45
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
JOURNEY II General $163.48
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
JOURNEY II General $140.00
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
JOURNEY II General $69.49
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
JOURNAVX General $18.97
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
JOURNAVX General $18.46
Sonex Health, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
SX-ONE MICROKNIFE General $14.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B · Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

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HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg
960 11 $23.00 $8.86
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
600 79 $4.94 $0.96
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
205 114 $100.00 $84.90
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views
139 78 $60.00 $30.78
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
80 51 $193.00 $67.27
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views
66 51 $142.50 $41.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
35 35 $145.00 $123.13
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
23 18 $84.00 $31.80
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
23 23 $140.00 $106.13
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
23 23 $105.00 $76.81
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views
18 17 $76.00 $36.44

Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits

Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.

CMS Part D · Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen 49 328 $345.94 38
Diclofenac Sodium Diclofenac Sodium 44 2,308 $837.19 17
Doxycycline Hyclate Doxycycline Hyclate 24 309 $235.88 15
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen 22 176 $183.20 16
Celecoxib Celecoxib 20 780 $364.57 —
Tramadol Hcl Tramadol Hcl 18 138 $37.05 14
Meloxicam Meloxicam 13 390 $10.85 —
Ciprofloxacin Hcl Ciprofloxacin Hcl 11 137 $68.04 —

Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-01-08
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

License # reported to NPPES MS 07916

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid ID
00016340 (MS)

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20101116000408

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

MS

PECOS Control ID

5597950527

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Medicare Group Practice Enrollments

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

South Central Clinics, Inc

1203 Ave B, Ellisville, MS 394372080

Phone: 6014778553

South Central Clinics, Inc

1002 Jefferson St, Laurel, MS 394404306

South Central Clinics, Inc

1220 Jefferson St, Laurel, MS 394404355

Phone: 6014257550

South Central Clinics, Inc

1203 Ave B, Ellisville, MS 394372080

Phone: 6014772226

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

4 listed
Dr. Thomas Baylis , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1467555771

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Derrick Burgess , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1720244932

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Steven Nowicki , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1306815907

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Richard O'keeffe , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine

NPI 1366409005

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

7 Historical Events
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Updated Practice Location January 08, 2020

Registered at 1002 JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 350, LAUREL, MS 394404306 (Tel: 6016495990)

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NPI Profile Active February 11, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) February 11, 2014

Registered at 424 S 13TH AVE, LAUREL, MS 394404345 (Tel: 6016495990)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) February 11, 2014

Registered at PO BOX 247, LAUREL, MS 394410247 (Tel: 6013996167)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) February 11, 2014

Recorded as WILLIAM MORRISON, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 11, 2014

Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MS 07916)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 08, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1700827243
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: June 08, 2006
Last Update: January 08, 2020
Sole Proprietor: No

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Healthcare providers in Laurel

Mailing Address

Po Box 247

Laurel, MS 394410247

Phone: 6013996167

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.