Elkins, Alex J., Au.D., CCC-A

Elkins, Alex J., Au.D., CCC-A

Specialties: Children's Audiology, Audiology

Gender: Male

Biography: Dr. Elkins has been providing audiology care to patients at UMMC since 2013. This Michigan native has been a vital member of the UMMC Dizziness and Balance Clinic, and is particularly interested in fall prevention and complex diagnostics of adult patients. When he is not seeing patients, Dr. Elkins enjoys playing music, woodworking, reading history and spending time with family.

Practice Locations

1 Lakeland Medical - UMMC
764 Lakeland Drive, 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: Audiologist
Medical Education:University of South Florida

Experience

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS 3921609/2013 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology12/2018
Certification, Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology10/2013 - 03/2019
Licensure, Mississippi Audiology License11/2013 - 06/2020

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Five Year Pin, University of Mississippi Medical Center2018
Audiologist of the Year, Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences - University of Mississippi Medical Center2018
Extra Mile Award, Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences - University of Mississippi Medical Center2018
Preceptor of the Year, Division of Audiology at University of Mississippi Medical Center2017