LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERS
NPI 1902969272
Hospitalist in Springfield, MO

Active since December 18, 2006
3801 S NATIONAL AVE STE 1122, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807(417) 269-7728(417) 269-7729 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: June 18, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

Record update history: Jun 18, 2025, Feb 5, 2025, Sep 30, 2024 and 6 more (9 updates tracked since 2017).

About Lester E Cox Medical Centers NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERS (NPI 1902969272), doing business as Coxhealth Springfield Inpatient Physicians, is a healthcare organization registered as a hospitalist in Springfield, Missouri and active in the NPI registry since December 2006. The organization maintains a secondary practice location in Lincoln and lists Brock Shamel, Vice President, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1902969272
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy208M00000X
Legal Business NameLESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERS
Location Address3801 S NATIONAL AVE STE 1122Springfield, MO 65807-6090
Mailing AddressPo Box 7411626Chicago, IL 60674-5626 · (417) 730-6430 · Fax (417) 269-7567
Fax(417) 269-7729
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialBrock ShamelVice President · (417) 269-4368
Enumeration DateDecember 18, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateJune 18, 20259 updates tracked since enumeration
NPPES CertifiedJune 18, 2025
NPI 1902969272 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

Primary SpecialtyHospitalistAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Code208M00000X
Definition
Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.
3801 S NATIONAL AVE STE 1122, Springfield, MO 65807

Other Names 2

Doing Business AsCoxhealth Springfield Inpatient Physicians
Doing Business AsRegional Services

Secondary Practice Location 1

Location 15733 S 34th St Ste 500Lincoln, NE 68516-6632 · Phone (531) 350-6970

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid505833509MO

Group Practice 1

Group TaxonomyThis provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

Accepted Insurance

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 16

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

Internal Medicine
3801 S NATIONAL AVE STE 1122
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807
Internal Medicine
3801 S NATIONAL AVE STE 1122
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807
Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care)
3801 S NATIONAL AVE STE 1122
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807
Physician Assistant (Medical)
3801 S NATIONAL AVE STE 1122
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807
Internal Medicine
3801 S NATIONAL AVE STE 1122
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807
Physician Assistant
3801 S NATIONAL AVE STE 1122
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807
Physician Assistant (Medical)
3801 S NATIONAL AVE STE 1122
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807
Physician Assistant
3801 S NATIONAL AVE STE 1122
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Lester E Cox Medical Centers's NPI number?

The NPI number for Lester E Cox Medical Centers is 1902969272. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on December 18, 2006. The provider is doing business as CoxHealth Springfield Inpatient Physicians and Regional Services.

Where is Lester E Cox Medical Centers located?

Lester E Cox Medical Centers is located at 3801 S National Ave Ste 1122, Springfield, MO 65807. The listed phone number is (417) 269-7728.

What is Lester E Cox Medical Centers's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Hospitalist with taxonomy code 208M00000X.

What insurance does Lester E Cox Medical Centers accept?

Health plans from Cox HealthPlans list Lester E Cox Medical Centers as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Lester E Cox Medical Centers was last updated on June 18, 2025. NPI Profile syncs with the weekly NPPES data releases published by CMS.