NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bernie P. Parrish, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Springfield, MO

Bernie P. Parrish, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1629178108, issued on Sep 24, 2006. Check the license (Missouri R5P17, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629178108
Name
Bernie P. Parrish
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
R5P17 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2702 E Sunshine St, Springfield, MO 65804
Phone
(417) 269-1922
Enumerated
Sep 24, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(417) 269-1930
Medicaid ID
203643705 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070208000006); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1990
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Bernie P. Parrish in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

8,808 Medicare Part D claims for 495 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 270 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bernie Parrish8,808
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate570 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium371 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium353 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate335 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium300 claims
  6. Pravastatin Sodium297 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Cherry Health Center, LLCSpringfield, MO
  2. Lester E Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Bernie P. Parrish among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri

Bernie P. Parrish, M.D. is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 1,778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

226 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Springfield

They are 226 of the 6,403 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Basham, MDSpringfield, MO 658041376617274
  2. Stephen Christiansen, M.D.Springfield, MO 658041558367003
  3. Jonathan ClarkSpringfield, MO 658041164415204
  4. Gabrielle Curtis, M.D.Springfield, MO 658041326076993
  5. William Detten, D.O.Springfield, MO 658041033229935
  6. Mark Ellis, MDSpringfield, MO 658041982714804
  7. Julia Flax, M.D.Springfield, MO 658041053421875
  8. Timothy Jones, D.O.Springfield, MO 658041780784306

Common questions

What is Bernie P. Parrish, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bernie P. Parrish, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629178108, issued on Sep 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bernie P. Parrish, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2702 E Sunshine St, Springfield, MO, 65804. Phone: (417) 269-1922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bernie P. Parrish, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number R5P17, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bernie P. Parrish, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bernie P. Parrish, M.D. had 8,808 Medicare Part D claims for 495 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.