Nancye K. McCowan, MD

Nancye K. McCowan, MD

Specialties: Dermatology

Gender: Female

Biography: Nancye McCowan is Professor of Dermatology and Residency Program Director at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She received her medical education at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine, where she also completed her Transitional Medicine Internship and her Dermatology Residency. Dr. McCowan has been a dermatologist on active duty for the United States Air Force and was then in private practice in Omaha, Nebraska, for many years. After returning to Arkansas in 2000, she began a career in academic dermatology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She joined the faculty at UMMC in 2007 and is inaugural program director for the Dermatology Residency training program established at UMMC in 2013. Dr. McCowan enjoys general dermatology and resident education. She is a Fellow of both the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.

Practice Locations

1 Face and Skin Center - UMMC
201 Northlake Ave., Ridgeland, MS 39157
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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: Dermatology
Internship:University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
Medical Education:University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency:University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine

Experience

Current Positions

Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, University of Mississippi Medical Center06/2014 - Present
Program Director, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, University if Mississippi Medical Center05/2012 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, American Board of Dermatology1992 - 2022
Licensure, State of Mississippi Medical License07/2007 - 06/2016
Licensure, State of North Carolina Medical License2002 - 2008
Licensure, State of Arkansas Medical License08/1988 - 03/2014
Licensure, State of Indiana Medical License2001 - 2007

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Commendation, ACGME2016
The Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors2014
Promotion to Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center2014
ACGME "Notable Practice" Citation, ACGME-RRC2013
The Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors2013
Region 12 Half Arabian Country English Pleasure, Amateur to Ride, Top 5, Arabian Horse Association2013
Region 12 Half Arabian Hunter Pleasure, Adult Amateur to Ride, Top 5, Arabian Horse Association2013
Region 12 Half Arabian Ladies' Sidesaddle, Top 5, Arabian Horse Association2013
Region 14 Half Arabian Ladies' Sidesaddle, Champion, Arabian Horse Association2013
Parents and Kids Family Favorite, Central Mississippi Parents and Kids Magazine2012
Horse of the Year Arabian Hunter Pleasure Champion, Region 12, United States Equestrian Federation2012
America's Top Dermatologists, Consumers’ Research Council of America2011
Horse of the Year Half Arabian Hunter Pleasure Champion, Amateur To Ride, Region 12, United States Equestrian Federation2011
Region 12 Half Arabian Hunter Pleasure, Adult Amateur to Ride, Reserve Champion, Arabian Horse Association2011
Region 12 Half Arabian Hunter Pleasure, Amateur to Ride, Champion, Arabian Horse Association2011
Horse of the Year Half Arabian Hunter Pleasure Champion, Region 12, United States Equestrian Federation2010
Achieved 99th Percentile in Patient Satisfaction, Press Gainey Patient Satisfaction Survey2010
Horse of the Year Half Arabian Hunter Pleasure Champion, Amateur To Ride, Region 12, United States Equestrian Federation2009
Fellow, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery2007
National Horse of the Year Half Arabian Halter Champion, Top 10, United States Equestrian Federation2005
Half Arabian Hunter Pleasure Champion, Amateur to Ride, Region 9 Top 5, Arabian Horse Association2005
Half Arabian Halter Champion, Region 9 Top 5, Arabian Horse Association2005
Half Arabian Halter Champion, Region 14 Top 5, Arabian Horse Association2005
Diplomate, American Academy of Dermatology1992
Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology1992
American Medical Women's Association Scholarship Achievement Citation, American Medical Women's Association1988
Dillaha Award (Outstanding Senior Medical Student, Dermatology), University of Arkansas for Medical Services1988
Alpha Omega Alpha1987
United States Health Professions Scholarship, US Air Force1984
Winston K. Shorey Honor Scholarship, University of Arkansas for Medical Services1984
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Arkansas for Medical Services1981
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