David Josey Jr., MD
Specialties: Children's Pulmonology
Gender: Male
Practice Locations
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Children's of Mississippi Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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Children’s of Mississippi - Hattiesburg
2109 Hardy St., Hattiesburg, MS 39401 View Location |
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Children’s of Mississippi Hospital - Blair E. Batson Tower
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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: | Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology |
| Fellowship: | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine |
| Internship: | Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
| Medical Education: | University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey-RWJ Medical School |
| Residency: | Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
Experience
Current Positions
| Division Chief, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Jackson, MS 39216 | 07/2024 - Present |
| Director, UMMC Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Center, 2500 N State St , MS 39216 | 04/2024 - Present |
| Director, 4C Children's hospital, 2500 N State St Jackson, MS 39216-3921 | 07/2019 - Present |
| Director, Pediatric Health Choice PPEC, 909 Flint Drive Flowood, MS 39232-3921 | 07/2017 - Present |
| Director, Pulmonary Sickle Cell Clinic, 2500 N State Street 39216-3921 | 07/2017 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Jackson, MS | 07/2017 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Pediatric Pulmonology | 11/2012 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Pediatrics | 10/2008 - Present |
| Licensure, New Jersey Medical License | 05/2008 - Present |
| Certification, National Board of Medical Examiners USMLE Step 3 | 2007 - Present |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Licensure | 09/2012 - 06/2013 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Faculty of the year Outstanding Clinical Service, Department of Pediatrics | 2023 |
| The William F. Grupe Foundation Scholarship Recipient, The William F. Grupe Foundation | 2001 |
| Oakwood College Honor Roll and Deans List, Oakwood College, Huntsville, Alabama | 1996 |
| National Honor Roll, National Honor Society | 1996 |