Beth Kessler Short, ARNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Bedford, VA
Beth Kessler Short, ARNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bedford, Virginia, and NPI 1548580186, issued on Jun 6, 2010. Check the license (Virginia 0024177052, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Beth Kessler Short
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 0024177052 VA
243311 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 155 W Main St, Bedford, VA 24523
- Phone
- (540) 305-3623
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111025000657); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Beth Kessler Short in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0024177052Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,988 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate150 claims
- Invega Sustenna142 claims
- Olanzapine121 claims
- Lamotrigine96 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate94 claims
- Clozapine85 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $36.74
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Horizon Behavioral HealthLynchburg, VA
- Rha Health Services IncHigh Point, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Beth Kessler Short among 1,531 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Virginia
Beth Kessler Short, ARNP is one of 1,531 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 9% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2021 among the 903 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Bedford
They are 2 of the 230 NPPES records with a practice address in Bedford, and 1,531 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Virginia.
All 1,531 in Virginia → Every provider in Bedford → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Gilmore, NPBedford, VA 245231851686356
- Katrina Slagle, PMHNP-BCAppomattox, VA 245221083370720
- California Caldwell, RN, MSN, PMHNP-BCAmherst, VA 245211164196523
- Juliana Frosch, NPAmherst, VA 245211578541272
- Julene Freeman, NURSE PRACTITIONERChatham, VA 245311962378166
- Pam Durham, PMHNPDanville, VA 245401659022499
- Margaret Medley, PMHNPDanville, VA 245401578414918
- Resa Noe-Norman, PMHNP, APRNDanville, VA 245401467711721
Common questions
What is Beth Kessler Short, ARNP's NPI number?
Beth Kessler Short, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548580186, issued on Jun 6, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Beth Kessler Short, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 W Main St, Bedford, VA, 24523. Phone: (540) 305-3623. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Beth Kessler Short, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0024177052, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Beth Kessler Short, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Beth Kessler Short, ARNP had 1,988 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.