NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cox Barton County Hospital

A critical access hospital in Lamar, Missouri, with an emergency department. CMS has not published an overall star rating for it. 28 clinicians list an affiliation with it in the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file.

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Facility details

  • CMS Certification Number261325
  • LocationLamar, Missouri
  • TypeCritical Access Hospitals
  • OwnershipGovernment - Local
  • Emergency servicesYes
  • Affiliated clinicians28 in 14 specialties

This page uses 5,432 CMS Hospital Care Compare records, with NPPES affiliation context where available. Every figure is traceable in the methodology.

Clinicians affiliated with Cox Barton County Hospital

  1. Ethan KnowltonFoot & Ankle Surgery PodiatristMIPS 75
  2. Cary Marquis, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation PhysicianMIPS 75
  3. Asha Schweitzer, D.O.Family Medicine PhysicianMIPS 67
  4. Brett Studley, MDEmergency Medicine PhysicianMIPS 67
  5. John Cox, DOCardiovascular Disease PhysicianMIPS 65
  6. Christopher Andrew, MDNeurology Physician
  7. Leisa Blanchard, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner
  8. Brett Boice, D. O.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  9. Hannah Born, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner
  10. John Coleman, MDEmergency Medicine Physician
  11. Joshua Etcheson, DOFamily Medicine Physician
  12. Reilly Etcheson, DNP, APRN-CNP, FNPNurse Practitioner
  13. Charles Fielder, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  14. Elizabeth Harris, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner
  15. Olivia HillierFamily Medicine Physician
  16. Julie Hinds, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
  17. Alyssa JensenPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner
  18. David John, MDRheumatology Physician
  19. Clinton Loy, DOFamily Medicine Physician
  20. Jillian Richard, APRN, FNP-C, BCFamily Nurse Practitioner
  21. Kortni Snook, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner
  22. David Steele, M.D.Surgery Physician
  23. Julius Tang, M.D.Surgery Physician
  24. Julie Turner, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner
  25. Justin Wilkerson, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician
  26. Joshua Williams, MDFamily Medicine Physician
  27. Joseph Wilson, D.O.Family Medicine Physician
  28. Elisha Yockey, MSN, APRN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner

Up to 30, those with a Medicare MIPS score first. Open a record for the full profile.

Other hospitals in Missouri

  1. Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas City, MO5 of 5
  2. St Louis-John Cochran VA Medical CenterSt. Louis, MO5 of 5
  3. Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO5 of 5
  4. St Lukes Hospital OF Kansas CityKansas City, MO5 of 5
  5. Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur, MO5 of 5
  6. Mosaic Life Care AT St JosephSaint Joseph, MO4 of 5
  7. Bothwell Regional Health CenterSedalia, MO4 of 5
  8. Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis, MO4 of 5

What this data shows

The profile above reads Cox Barton County Hospital entirely through federal records, so it is worth knowing what each figure can and cannot tell you. The CMS Hospital Overall Rating is not published for every facility is a composite that blends mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, and timely and effective care measures into a single number, which means two hospitals with the same star count can differ sharply on the measures a particular patient cares about most, such as surgical complication rates or how a unit handles a specific condition. The ownership type, facility category, and emergency services flag describe the operating model rather than the quality of any single department, and the 28 affiliated clinicians listed are providers who report a Medicare billing relationship with this CCN, not a guarantee that a given doctor practices here today. For care decisions, treat these numbers as a starting map, then confirm specifics with the facility, your insurer, and your own physician. See CMS Care Compare for measure-level detail and the methodology behind the star rating at CMS, and verify any individual clinician through the CMS NPI Registry.

Data sources

  • CMS Hospital General Information: identity, type, ownership, rating, emergency services, downloaded May 19, 2026 (data.cms.gov)
  • CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File: clinician affiliations (data.cms.gov)
  • CMS NPI Registry (NPPES): clinician identity (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
  • CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS): clinician quality scores (data.cms.gov)

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