Lester E Cox Medical Centers

Organization Active NPI General Acute Care Hospital · Springfield, MO

NPI 1093740128 · NPPES record last updated Jul 31, 2026

Key facts

NPI
1093740128
Entity type
Organization (NPI type 2)
Primary specialty
General Acute Care Hospital 282N00000X
License
500-0 (MO)
Legal business name
LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERS
Practice address
3801 S National Ave
Springfield, MO 65807-5210
Phone
(417) 269-6000
Fax
(417) 269-3104
NPI assigned
Jul 11, 2006
Organization subpart
No

Authorized official

Name
Mr. Jacob M McWay
Title
Exec. Vice-President & Cfo
Phone
(417) 269-8811

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 6

Owners and managing parties disclosed on this facility’s Medicare enrollment that are themselves Medicare-enrolled.

Other NPIs on the same Medicare enrollment 32

NPIs listed together on one Medicare enrollment, typically parts of the same organization.

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Corporate family (same tax ID) 19

Organizations that report the same tax identification number in the National Provider Directory.

Facilities connected through Provider of Services related, parent or unit certification numbers.

Facilities with the same owner 25

Facilities that share an organizational owner with 5% or greater ownership or operational control.

Practitioners 182

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles.

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Affiliated clinicians 1,179

Clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation in Medicare Care Compare.

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Medicare Care Compare: Hospital

Listed as
Cox Medical Centers CCN 260040
Overall star rating
★★★☆☆ 3 of 5
Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Medicare certification status
Active (Provider of Services file)
Emergency services
Yes

Source: Medicare Care Compare.

Medicare participation

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled (3 enrollments) in MO

Hospital certification: CCN 260040

Legal name
LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERS
Doing business as
COX MEDICAL CENTERS
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Hospital – Short-term
Participating since
Jul 1, 1966
Last certification
Mar 3, 2011
Beds
867
Ownership / control type
Private (not for profit)
Organization structure
Corporation · Non-profit
Incorporated
Apr 19, 1923 in MO
Enrollment address
3801 S National Ave
Springfield, MO 65807-5210
Other Hospital Practice Location
Hospital subgroups
Acute care

All disclosed owners & managing parties 37

As disclosed on the Medicare enrollment (CMS All Owners files). Individuals include officers, directors and managing employees, who may not hold ownership.

NameRoleSinceShare
Krystal Russell
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 24, 2019
Jackson Gurley
Individual
W-2 Managing Employee Mar 15, 2026
Dennis J Heim
Individual
Corporate Director Nov 6, 2007
James W Hutcheson
Individual
Corporate Director Nov 6, 2007
Carol a Taylor
Individual
Corporate Director Apr 17, 2014
Thomas Douglas
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 27, 2023
Logan Aguirre
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 28, 2025
Michelle Johnson
Individual
W-2 Managing Employee Mar 15, 2026
Lester E Cox Medical Centers
Organization · Springfield, MO
Corporation, Non-profit
Operational/Managerial Control Nov 6, 2007
Stuart Lipscomb
Individual
Corporate Director May 19, 2023
Joseph W Turner
Individual
Corporate Director Nov 6, 2007
Max Buetow
Individual
Corporate Officer
Ceo
Jun 1, 2022
W-2 Managing Employee
Ceo
Jun 1, 2022
Charles T Chalender
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 16, 2008
Nana a Gaisie
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 28, 2021
Robert C Fulp
Individual
Corporate Director Nov 6, 2007
Sara L. Hargis
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 20, 2016
Larry W Lipscomb
Individual
Corporate Director Nov 6, 2007
Brad E Erwin
Individual
Corporate Director Feb 15, 2018
Pamela Yancey
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 27, 2023
Susan Graves
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 28, 2021
Ibrahim I Abdalla
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 26, 2017
Vickie Nelson
Individual
Corporate Officer
Secretary
Jul 21, 2017
Joselyn Baldner
Individual
Corporate Director Jan 27, 2026
Daphne R Lemon
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 28, 2021
Julia L Flax
Individual
Corporate Director Feb 19, 2015
Jefferson M Tynes
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 20, 2011
Brian R. Jared
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 20, 2016
Jan M. Baumgartner
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 20, 2016
Amanda Hedgpeth
Individual
W-2 Managing Employee
Exec. VP & Coo
Jan 1, 2020
Jacob M McWay
Individual
Corporate Officer
Cfo
Mar 5, 2015
W-2 Managing Employee
Cfo
Sep 6, 2004
Howard E Jarvis
Individual
Corporate Director Feb 19, 2015
Hal Lynn Higdon
Individual
Corporate Director May 18, 2022
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company
Organization · New York, NY
For-profit
5% Or Greater Mortgage Interest Sep 10, 2008 20%
Ashley Jeanne Casad
Individual
W-2 Managing Employee
Sr VP & President
Jan 30, 2023
Kurt D Hellweg
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 15, 2009
Coxhealth
Organization · Springfield, MO
Holding company, Non-profit
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Dec 30, 2013 100%
Operational/Managerial Control Dec 30, 2013
Robert T Cox
Individual
Corporate Director Oct 28, 2021

All facility ownership & control disclosures 2

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider’s PECOS associate ID as an owner or managing party.

FacilityTypeRoleSince
Coxhealth Rehabilitation Hospital
Ozark, MO · CCN 263035
Hospital 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (49%) Jan 27, 2026
Cox Medical Centers Meyer Orthopedic and Surgical
Springfield, MO · CCN 265289
Skilled nursing facility Operational/Managerial Control
Adp of the SNF
Jun 15, 1985
Apr 2, 2025

Medicare enrollment records

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20040210000010 MO Part a Provider - Hospital 1254248917 2 other NPIs on this enrollment
O20050624000293 MO Part B Supplier - Clinic/Group Practice 1254248917 Receives reassigned benefits from 526 practitioners
31 other NPIs on this enrollment
This NPI is an additional NPI on the enrollment
Practice locations: Columbia, MO; Springfield, MO; Ozark, MO
O20250723002196 MO Part B Supplier - Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation 1254248917 Receives reassigned benefits from 1 practitioner
Practice locations: Springfield, MO

National Provider Directory

Tax ID family
Christoffer J Weber (79 organizations share this tax ID)

Locations

960 E Walnut Lawn St
Ste 203
Springfield, MO 65807
Phone (417) 269-3900

3800 S National Ave
Ste 300
Springfield, MO 65807
Phone (417) 269-0565

1423 N Jefferson Ave
Springfield, MO 65802
Phone (417) 269-6583

Specialties & licenses

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Urgent Care Clinic/Center 261QU0200X
General Acute Care Hospital 282N00000X 500-0 MO Yes
Psychiatric Hospital 283Q00000X

Addresses

Primary practice location

3801 S National Ave
Springfield, MO 65807-5210

Mailing address

PO Box 7411626
Chicago, IL 60674-5626
Phone (417) 269-3000

Other practice location 1

1423 N Jefferson Ave
Springfield, MO 65802-1917
Phone (417) 269-3000

Other identifiers

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
107962105MedicaidAR
92OtherBLUE CROSS
010419604MedicaidMO

Other names

  • Cox Medical Centers Doing business as

Electronic endpoints

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
CONNECT URL https://cobiusconnect.cobius.com:8291/Gateway/DocumentSubmission/2_0/NhinService/XDRRequest_Service Other Cobius Healthcare Solutions

Other providers in Springfield, MO

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