Vijayvargiya, Prakhar, M.D.

Vijayvargiya, Prakhar, M.D.

Specialties: Infectious Diseases

Gender: Male

Practice Locations

1 Pavilion - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216
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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.

Medicare health insurance plans

  • Humana Medicare Advantage
  • Medicare - Fee For Service
  • Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service
  • Shared Health Mississippi
  • United Healthcare (except DSNP)
  • Vantage Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
  • Wellcare - Medicare Advantage

Medicaid health plans

  • Mississippi Medicaid
  • MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
  • Medicaid MS CHIP - Molina MS CHIP and United Healthcare

Dental plans

  • Always Care
  • Medicaid
  • MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
  • Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan

Commercial, Marketplace and other health plans

  • Always Care - Dental & Vision
  • Avesis (Molina)
  • Aetna Health Management
  • Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
  • American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan
  • Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
  • Cenpatico - Behavioral Health
  • Cigna PPO and Behavioral Health (excludes transplants)
  • Corvel Healthcare Corp
  • 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
  • Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association - MPCN
  • Interlink Health Services - Transplant Services
  • LifeTrac - Transplant Services
  • Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)
  • Mississippi Health Partners (MHP) - Family Medicine Only
  • Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)
  • Mississippi State Hospital
  • 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 Services
  • OptumHealth VA CCN 
  • PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare - PPO Commercial, CHIP, MSCAN, Behavioral Health
  • Vantage Health Plan - Commercial, PPACA Plan and Medicare Advantage Plan
  • Veterans Administration

Education

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Fellowship:Mayo Medical School
Internship:University of Miami Regional Campus
Medical Education:Grant Medical College & Sir JJ Hospitals
Residency:University of Miami Regional Campus

Experience

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center07/2020 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure04/2020 - 06/2024
NPI, National Provider Identification, CMS06/2013 - Present
DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration05/2022 - 05/2025
Certification, Infectious Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine12/2020 - Present
Certification, Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine10/2016 - Present
Certification, Basic Medical Spanish Course, UMMC Office of Diversity and Inclusion01/2024 - Present

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Teacher of the Year, Department of Medicine, UMMC2021
Patient Safety Award, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education2019
IDWeek 2018 Trainee Travel Grant, Infectious Diseases Society of America2018
Fellows Symposium on Transplantation 2018 Travel Grant, American Society of Transplantation2018
Best Poster Presentation, 15th Annual Infectious Diseases Fellows Forum, Mayo Clinic Rochester2018
Best Oral Presentation, American College of Physician's Florida Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, Florida2015
Best Oral Presentation Annual Scholarship Day, JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, Florida2015
Best Research Oral Presentation, American College of Physician's Florida Chapter Residents and Medical Students Meeting2015
Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Sir Dorabji Tata Trust/JRD Tata Trust2010