Richard Abney, M.D.
Internal Medicine
📍 1800 12th St
Meridian, MS 39301Get directions
1,302 internal medicine doctors in Mississippi accept Medicare assignment, which means they can bill CHAMPVA. Here is how to find one and what to ask before you book.
| Internal Medicine Doctors in Mississippi | 1,302 |
| Where Mississippi ranks nationally | 32nd of 51 states |
| Share of all US internal medicine doctors | 0.6% |
| All CHAMPVA-billable providers in Mississippi | 24,514 |
| Mississippi cities with verified local listings | 8 |
Counts come from the federal CMS Doctors and Clinicians registry, refreshed 2026-09-07. The VA publishes no CHAMPVA provider directory, so this is the closest thing to one.
Military Mississippi is home to Naval Air Station Meridian, Columbus Air Force Base, Keesler Air Force Base, Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, so practices in those communities see CHAMPVA families regularly and are often the easiest yes.
Real practice locations pulled from the federal NPPES registry, each with a street address and a local phone number. Always ask the billing office to confirm CHAMPVA before you book.
Internal Medicine
📍 1800 12th St
Meridian, MS 39301Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 4711 Poplar Spg Dr
Meridian, MS 39305Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 905c S Frontage Rd
Meridian, MS 39301Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 2701 Davis St
Meridian, MS 39301Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 2024 15th St Fl 2
Meridian, MS 39301Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 201 W Main St
Tupelo, MS 38804Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 830 S Gloster St
Tupelo, MS 38801Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 830 S Gloster St
Tupelo, MS 38801Get directions
Results come from the federal NPPES registry with real practice addresses and local phone numbers. Add a city to narrow it down.
Each city page opens with the internal medicine filter already applied.
Among the seven clinician types we count by state, internal medicine is the 3rd largest in Mississippi with 1,302 providers, behind family doctors (1,444) and nurse practitioners (7,541), and ahead of physician assistants (858). That matters when you are deciding how wide to cast your net: a larger pool usually means a shorter drive and a faster appointment.
The deepest benches in Mississippi are Meridian with 169 verified local providers, Tupelo with 164 verified local providers, Columbus with 161 verified local providers, and we list 5 more Mississippi cities. Start with the nearest one, then widen if nobody is taking new patients.
Internal medicine visits are covered outpatient care: the $50 yearly deductible, then 25 percent of the allowable amount, with the family's yearly costs capped at $3,000. Diagnostic tests an internist orders are covered without prior approval when medically necessary. If you also have Medicare, CHAMPVA pays second and you will normally have no cost share at all.
The rules above are federal, so they read the same in Mississippi as anywhere else. Our internal medicine doctors page has the full detail including anything that needs advance approval.
1,302 clinicians in Mississippi are listed in the federal CMS registry under internal medicine, and clinicians who accept Medicare assignment can bill CHAMPVA. That is the 32nd largest pool of any state. Each practice still decides for itself, so confirm with the billing office before you book.
No. CHAMPVA does not require referrals anywhere in the country. A short list of services needs preauthorization instead, such as inpatient mental health care and organ transplants.
After a $50 per person yearly deductible you pay 25 percent of the CHAMPVA allowable amount, and your family's out-of-pocket costs for covered care stop at $3,000 a year. A provider who accepts CHAMPVA cannot bill you above the allowable.
More on CHAMPVA and internal medicine doctors or every CHAMPVA provider in Mississippi.