Dani I. Choufani, MD

Dani I. Choufani, MD

Specialties: Neurologic Sleep Disorders

Gender: Male

Biography: Dr. Dani Choufani, MD is dual-board certified in Neurocritical care and Sleep medicine. Dr. Choufani is currently holds the position of Assistant Professor in Department of Neurology at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. He received Medical degree from Lebanese University, Faculty of Medical Science in Lebanon, and completed his internal medicine residency program at Staten Island University Hospital, NY, his sleep medicine fellowship at Thomas Jefferson university Hospital, Philadelphia, PA and his Neurocritical Care fellowship at SUNY Upstate medical University in Syracuse, NY.

He enjoys teaching medical students, and residents and is actively involved in research. He is site principal investigator for NIH sponsored clinical study that focuses on sleep apnea after stroke.

Practice Locations

1 Northeast Jackson - UMMC
5903 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211
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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: Internal Medicine, Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurocritical Care, Psychiatry & Neurology, Sleep Medicine
Fellowship:Unknown Medical Education
Fellowship:Unknown Medical Education
Internship:Unknown Medical Education
Residency:Unknown Medical Education
Residency:Unknown Medical Education

Experience

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, University Of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N State Street07/2015 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, United Counsil for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS), United Counsil for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS12/2015 - 12/2025
Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine ( ABIM), ABIM12/2009 - 12/2019