LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERS
NPI 1285389668
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease in Springfield, MO

NPI Status: Active since February 15, 2022

Contact Information

3800 S NATIONAL AVE STE 510
SPRINGFIELD, MO
ZIP 65807
Phone: (417) 875-3000

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Secondary Locations
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Disease

About LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Lester E Cox Medical Centers, an internist established in Springfield, Missouri operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in pulmonary disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1285389668 assigned on February 2022. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RP1001X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The provider's . The authorized official of this NPI record is Jacob Mcway (Executive Vp & Cfo)

NPI: 1285389668
Provider Legal Name: LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERS
Other Organization Name
Other Name Type: (6)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 3800 S NATIONAL AVE STE 510 SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807
Location Phone: (417) 875-3000
Mailing Address: PO BOX 7411626 CHICAGO, IL 60674
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 02-15-2022
Last Update Date: 06-17-2025
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An internist like Lester E Cox Medical Centers is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, etc.

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Secondary Locations

520 N Pine St
Harrison, AR 72601
(000) 000-0000

Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Taxonomy Code: 207RP1001X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: JACOB MCWAY
Authorized Official Title: EXECUTIVE VP & CFO
Authorized Official Phone: (417) 269-8811

NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1285389668, we treat the final digit (8) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 72. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 72 = 8).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 8 → 16 → 7 3 → 6 9 → 18 → 9 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 72

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 72 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 72 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1285389668.