Dr. Will L. Cauthen, MD

Dr. Cauthen practices at North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo in Tupelo, Mississippi, part of North Mississippi Health Services.

Dr. Cauthen's NPI, 1417186347, was assigned on July 13, 2009. Dr. Cauthen holds Mississippi license 22296.

Dr. Cauthen's primary practice is North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo, at 830 S Gloster Street, Tupelo, MS 38801 in Lee County. The practice phone is (662) 377-6608.

Dr. Cauthen's primary practice is North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo in Tupelo, Mississippi, part of North Mississippi Health Services. The medical group on file is North Mississippi Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cauthen to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 hospice and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cauthen practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Cauthen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Cauthen is licensed in Mississippi.

CMS data shows 612 Medicare services from Dr. Cauthen across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 342 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $79,404 for them.

CMS counts 342 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cauthen in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 139 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.43, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cauthen's median patient age at 63, with 55% women.

In 2026, Dr. Cauthen wrote 321 Medicare Part D claims for 179 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 192 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $29,673 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 232 claims across 9 drugs.

Dr. Cauthen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Cauthen, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 153 general payments to Dr. Cauthen from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 54% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $26,111.