Joseph Robert Behrens, MD
Surgery Physician · Festus, MO
Joseph Robert Behrens, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Festus, Missouri, and NPI 1801357967, issued on Mar 29, 2019. Check the license (Missouri 2024018588, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Robert Behrens
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2024018588 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 US Highway 61 Ste 310, Festus, MO 63028
- Phone
- (636) 543-2140
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Fax
- (636) 933-1085
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240909003090); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1400 US Highway 61 Ste 310
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jesse Hanisch, M.D., PH.D.Surgery Physician1497192785
Verify Joseph Robert Behrens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2024018588Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl15 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: $8,552.04
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Mercy Clinic Surgical Specialists LLCFestus, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Robert Behrens among 714 surgery physician records in Missouri
Joseph Robert Behrens, MD is one of 714 surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 79% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 410 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 714 surgery physician records in Missouri.
All 714 in Missouri → Every provider in Festus → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregg Ginsburg, M.D.Festus, MO 630281184628885
- Jesse Hanisch, M.D., PH.D.Festus, MO 630281497192785
- Angela Ware, D.O.Festus, MO 630281629301270
- Julie Weber, MDFestus, MO 630281063674513
- Aaron Bornstein, D.O.Fenton, MO 630261326485897
- Pamela Bunting, DOFenton, MO 630261407004872
- Allison Davis, M.D.Fenton, MO 630261871617993
- Laura Grimmer, MDFenton, MO 630261124314497
Common questions
What is Joseph Robert Behrens, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Robert Behrens, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801357967, issued on Mar 29, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Robert Behrens, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 US Highway 61 Ste 310, Festus, MO, 63028. Phone: (636) 543-2140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Robert Behrens, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2024018588, 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 Joseph Robert Behrens, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Robert Behrens, MD had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.