John S. Rushing, MD

John S. Rushing, MD

Specialties: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Gender: Male

My Approach to Healthcare

I am excited to return to UMMC to help the people of Mississippi and surrounding areas who are struggling with infertility. Infertility is hard; I know personally. I cannot wait to walk the journey side by side with my patients back home.

Practice Locations

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: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology
Fellowship:University of Colorado Health Sciences 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

Licensure
Certification, ABOG

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Reproduction and Fertility Lay Summary Prize, Reproduction and Fertility2021
AAGL Special Excellence in Endoscopic Procedures, UMMC2019
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Resident Award for Excellence in Obstetrics, UMMC2019
John T. Kitchings, M.D. CREOG Examination Award, UMMC2019
APGO Excellence in Teaching Award, UMMC2019
Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, Arnold P. Gold Foundation2019
Resident of the Year Award, UMMC School of Medicine2019
Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, Arnold P. Gold Foundation2018
All Star Resident Award, UMMC School of Medicine2018
Golden Apple Teaching Award, UMMC OBGYN2018
Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, Arnold P. Gold Foundation2017
Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, Arnold P. Gold Foundation2016
Golden Apple Teaching Award, UMMC OBGYN2016
Joey Purvis Award for most caring and concern for patients and fellow students, UMMC OBGYN2015
Gold Humanism Honor Society, UMMC School of Medicine2015
John Gibbons Medical Student Award, ACOG District VII2014