James D. Pollard, MD
Specialties: Cardiology
Gender: Male
Practice Locations
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Northeast Jackson - UMMC
5903 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211 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: | Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease |
| Fellowship: | University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
| Internship: | University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
| Medical Education: | University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
| Residency: | University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
Experience
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 07/2015 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Medical | 07/2010 - Present |
| Certification, Internal Medicine, ABIM | 2011 - 2021 |
| Certification, Cardiology, ABIM | 2015 - 2025 |
| Certification, Testamur of Echocardiography Board, National Board of Echocardiography | 2017 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Internal Medicine Chief Resident, UMMC Internal Medicine | 2011 |
| Golden Humanism Resident Teacher Award, UMC Golden Humanism Honor Society | 2009 |
| M4 Griffith Award in Pulmonary Medicine, American Lung Association | 2008 |
| Golden Humanism Honor Society, Golden Humanism Honor Society | 2007 |
| Pediatric Summer Program, UMMC Pediatrics- Allergy | 2005 |
| Barksdale Scholarship Recipient, Barksdale Foundation | 2004 |
| Overall Analytical and Biochemistry Award, University of Southern Mississippi | 2003 |
| University of Southern MS Honors College, University of Southern Mississippi | 2002 |