Phyllis R. Bishop, MD
Specialties: Children's Gastroenterology
Gender: Female
Biography: Phyllis Bishop is a Mississippi native who graduated from Mississippi College and went on to receive an M.D. degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She completed a three-year Pediatric residency at UMMC and then subspecialty training at Vanderbilt University in Pediatric Gastroenterology. She began her academic career at Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1994, where she practiced Pediatric Gastroenterology and conducted research on the anti-inflammatory effects of human breast milk. In 1998, Dr. Bishop joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center faculty as an assistant professor. In 2000, she was promoted from Associate Professor in Pediatrics to Professor in 2005. Since March 2015, she has served as the Chief Quality Officer/Patient Safety Officer for UMMC. Dr. Bishop is board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology and is a member of the American Gastroenterological Society, North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. She has greater than 40 publications, including original research, case reports, and invited reviews.
Practice Locations
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Eli Manning Children’s Clinics - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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UMMC Grenada Pediatric Clinic - Physicians Office Building
965 Avent Drive, Grenada, MS 38901 View Location |
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Children’s of Mississippi - Tupelo Specialty Clinic
1150 S. Green St., Tupelo, MS 38804 View Location |
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Children’s of Mississippi – Greenwood Clinic
1405 Strong Avenue, Greenwood, MS 38930 View Location |
Accepted Insurance Plans
The University of Mississippi Medical Center accepts all plans, but may not be an in-network provider with your plan. We encourage you to contact your insurer and ask if the plan is in network with UMMC. Always contact your insurance carrier for specific coverage information.
*Note: Grenada and Holmes County locations have different payor contracts. Oral Surgeons are considered in-network to the medical health plans listed below NOT dental.
Jackson and Madison
Medicare health insurance plans
- Devoted Health
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Medicare - Fee for Service
- Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service
- Shared Health Mississippi
- United Healthcare (except HMO)
- Vantage Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
- Wellcare - Medicare Advantage
Medicaid health plans
- Mississippi Medicaid Fee for Service
- MS CAN Plans: Magnolia, Molina, TrueCare
- MS CHIP: Magnolia, Molina, TrueCare
Dental plans
- Always Care
- Avesis
- Medicaid Fee for Service
- MS CAN: Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, TrueCare
- Ambetter
- Unum
Vision plans
- EyeMed
- First Look
- March Vision
Commercial, Marketplace and other health plans
- Aetna Health Management (excludes UMMC Madison)
- Ambetter
- American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
- BCBS Federal
- Celtic (Transplants)
- Cigna PPO (excludes transplants; excludes UMMC Madison)
- Corvel Healthcare Corp (Workers Comp.)
- First Choice Health Plan - includes Humana PPO Commercial, but not Humana Medicare Advantage
- First Health Network/Coventry - Aetna
- Government Employees Health Insurance Association (GEHA) - United Healthcare
- Interlink Health Services (Transplant)
- LifeTrac (Transplant)
- Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)
- Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)
- Mississippi State and School Employees' Health Insurance Plan (AHS Network administered by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi)
- Multiplan - PHCS/American Life Care
- North Mississippi Health Link
- OptumHealth Care Solutions, Inc. (Transplant)
- OptumHealth VA CCN
- PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Tricare
- United Healthcare: PPO Commercial (excludes HMO)
- Vantage Health Plan: Commercial, PPACA Plan
- Veterans Administration
Behavioral health plans
- United Behavioral Health
- Cigna Behavioral Health
Education
| Board Certification: | Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology |
| Fellowship: | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Internship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Medical Education: | University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
| Residency: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Experience
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, American Board of Pediatrics, sub-board in Pediatric Gastroenterology | 06/1995 - 07/2009 |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Medical Board | 05/1988 - 06/2009 |
| Certification, American Board of Pediatrics | 11/1991 - 11/2008 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Magnolia Award, Mississippi Dietetic Association | 2011 |
| GLAXO RESEARCH INSTITUTE FELLOW'S AWARD | 1993 |
| NASPGN/MEAD JOHNSON PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGISTS RESEARCH FORUM PRESENTATION AWARD | 1993 |
| BAILEY BIOLOGY AWARD | |
| FRANK G. BROOKS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT RESEARCH | |
| FRESHMAN WOMAN OF THE YEAR, MORTAR BOARD | |
| NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST | |
| NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP | |
| OUTSTANDING SENIOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS STUDENT | |
| PATTERSON AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESIDENT IN PEDIATRICS | |
| PHI KAPPA PHI | |
| PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP | |
| WHO'S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES |