Hollis L. Purviance  III, MSN, FNP-BC

Hollis L. Purviance III, MSN, FNP-BC

Specialties: Orthopaedic, Orthopaedic Joint Replacement, Sports Medicine

Gender: Male

Biography: Hollis (Tripp) Purviance received his Associate Degree in Nursing in 1999 from Hinds Community College, his Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing, Summa Cum Laude, in 2004 and his Master of Science in Nursing in 2006 from the University of Mississippi School of Nursing. Tripp served as the nurse manager of the inpatient orthopedic unit from June 2003 to June 2006. Prior to this time, he was a staff nurse specializing in post-operative orthopedic care. He is a member of Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society for Nursing, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses, and the Mississippi Nurses Association. Tripp currently holds certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a medical surgical nurse and also holds certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as a Family Nurse Practitioner. He currently holds the position of Lead Nurse Practitioner of Orthopedic Surgery. Tripp works with patients at the University Pavilion.

Practice Locations

1 UMMC Colony Park South
326 Commerce Center Drive, Ridgeland, MS 39157
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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.

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: Nurse Practitioner, Family
Graduate School:University of Mississippi School of Nursing

Experience

Current Positions

Instructor, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery06/2012 - Present

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Club Excellence Award for providing superior patient care2000
Richard N. Graves Award - most outstanding RN student, University of Mississippi School of Nursing
United States Achievement Academy National Collegiate Nursing Award