Schmidt, Linda G., M.D.

Schmidt, Linda G., M.D.

Specialties: Children's Allergy/Immunology

Gender: Female

Practice Locations

1 Grants Ferry - UMMC
1010 Lakeland Place, Flowood, MS 39232
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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: Pediatrics, Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
Fellowship:Tulane University School of Medicine
Internship:Tulane University School of Medicine
Medical Education:Tulane University School of Medicine
Residency:Tulane University School of Medicine

Experience

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 3921611/2017 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Re-certification, Maintenance of Certification -- In Progress, American Board of Allergy and Immunology12/2019 - Present
Re-certification, Maintenance of Certification, American Board of Allergy and Immunology06/2019 - Present
Re-certification, Maintenance of Certification, American Board of Allergy and Immunology12/2018 - Present
Re-certification, Maintenance of Certification, American Board of Allergy and Immunology06/2018 - Present
DEA, Controlled Substance/Regulated Chemical Registration, United States Department of Justice10/2014 - 02/2021
Re-certification, Diplomate, American Board of Allergy and Immunology11/2013 - 12/2023
Certification, Diplomate, American Board of Allergy and Immunology08/2003 - 12/2013
Certification, Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics10/1999 - 10/2006
Licensure, Medical License, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure06/2000 - 06/2020
Licensure, Medical License, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners07/1996 - 06/2006

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

ACAAI Fellow-In-Training Travel Grant, American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology2000
AMA Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association1998
NCAA Appreciation Award, National Collegiate Athletic Association1997
AAP Resident Scholarship Award, American Academy of Pediatrics1996
Merck Award, Merck1995
Tulane University Student Dedicated Service Award, Tulane University School of Medicine1994
Tulane Univesity School of Medicine Academic Scholarship, Tulane University School of Medicine1991
AHA Undergraduate Research Grant, American Heart Association1989
Alan J. Chinn Memorial Academic Scholarship, American River College1988