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Lester E. Cox Medical Centers

Doing business as Cox Air Care

  • Air Ambulance
  • Springfield, MO
National Provider Identifier
1578680286
Registry record updated Jun 25, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Air AmbulanceTaxonomy code 3416A0800X
Legal business name
LESTER E. COX MEDICAL CENTERS
Doing business as
Cox Air Care
Practice address
3801 S National Ave
Springfield, MO 65807-5210
Phone
(417) 269-6000
Fax
(417) 269-3104
NPI assigned
Mar 26, 2007
Last updated
Jun 25, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jun 25, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Authorized official

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Air Ambulance 3416A0800X Primary

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 identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
803850403MedicaidMO

Other names 1

  • Cox Air Care Doing business as

Electronic endpoints 1

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

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in MO

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20040210000010 MO Part A Provider - Hospital 1254248917 2 other NPIs on this enrollment
This NPI is an additional NPI on the enrollment

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1578680286. Details of each certification follow.

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
CorporationNon-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

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

Other NPIs on the same Medicare enrollment 2

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

Care Compare: Hospital

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Cox Medical CentersCCN 260040 · All quality measures
Overall star rating
3 of 5
Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Medicare certification status
ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file
Emergency services
Yes

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Tax ID family
Buffalo Laboratory79 organizations share this tax ID, including this one

Organizations with this tax ID in the same state 24

This tax ID family is large, so up to 24 of its organizations in the same state are linked here.

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Ownership & related parties

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 OfficerCeo Jun 1, 2022
W-2 Managing EmployeeCeo 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 OfficerSecretary 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 EmployeeExec. VP & Coo Jan 1, 2020
Jacob M McWay Individual Corporate OfficerCfo Mar 5, 2015
W-2 Managing EmployeeCfo 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 EmployeeSr 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

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 6

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

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Affiliated clinicians 1,178

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

View all 1,178

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "endpoints": [
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            "affiliation": "Y",
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        }
    ]
}

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