NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles F. Edwards, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Columbia, MO

Charles F. Edwards, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1174531198, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (Missouri R6F83, 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
1174531198
Name
Charles F. Edwards
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
R6F83 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65201
Phone
(573) 882-2568
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2022
Fax
(573) 882-2226
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080423000212); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 1 Hospital Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. John Alm, D.O.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1639466220
  2. Joseph Arnold, MDOphthalmology Physician1942933569
  3. Matthew AtwoodStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669249595
  4. Blake Barnes, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1477849602
  5. Katheryn Bell, MDInternal Medicine Physician1821832718
  6. Austyn Belle Isle, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1417210949

Verify Charles F. Edwards 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $148.90

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Edwards$148.90
  2. Specialty average$669.59

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The Curators OF The University OF MissouriColumbia, MO

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

Charles F. Edwards among 1,153 anesthesiology physician records in Missouri

Charles F. Edwards, M.D. is one of 1,153 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2007 among the 718 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

127 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 127 of the 6,004 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,153 anesthesiology physician records in Missouri.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Constantine, M.D.Columbia, MO 652011306824933
  2. Milamari Cunningham, M.D.Columbia, MO 652011740280734
  3. Steven Dalbec, MDColumbia, MO 652011043203094
  4. Nilakshi Gupta, M.D.Columbia, MO 652011578501581
  5. Brian Hecht, M.D.Columbia, MO 652011891809323
  6. Garry Johnson, MDColumbia, MO 652011144285412
  7. Quinn Johnson, M.D.Columbia, MO 652011194765446
  8. Thomas Meyer, DOColumbia, MO 652011003868951

Common questions

What is Charles F. Edwards, M.D.'s NPI number?

Charles F. Edwards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174531198, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles F. Edwards, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO, 65201. Phone: (573) 882-2568. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles F. Edwards, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number R6F83, 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.

What is Charles F. Edwards, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.