NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kim L. Beard, C.R.N.A.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Starkville, MS

Kim L. Beard, C.R.N.A. is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Starkville, Mississippi, and NPI 1609849553, issued on Feb 10, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi R744768, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609849553
Name
Kim L. Beard
Credential
C.R.N.A.
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
R744768 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Day Lily Dr, Starkville, MS 39759
Phone
(662) 312-5608
Enumerated
Feb 10, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00116259 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090529000340); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
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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): 94.6 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. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score96.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%82.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%78.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle IncColumbus, MS

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

Kim L. Beard among 840 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Mississippi

Kim L. Beard, C.R.N.A. is one of 840 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 84% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2011 among the 669 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Starkville

They are 10 of the 554 NPPES records with a practice address in Starkville, and 840 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Mississippi.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tracey Baker, CRNAStarkville, MS 397591528235173
  2. Steven Dewberry, C.R.N.A.Starkville, MS 397591164402426
  3. Nathaniel Hughes, CRNAStarkville, MS 397591134215304
  4. Geoffrey Lockhart, CRNAStarkville, MS 397591629189949
  5. Frank Luke, C.R.N.A.Starkville, MS 397591508912569
  6. Andrew Ruhl, CRNAStarkville, MS 397591295758100
  7. Emily Shows, CRNAStarkville, MS 397591528040680
  8. Frederick Smith, C.R.N.A.Starkville, MS 397591649243858

Common questions

What is Kim L. Beard, C.R.N.A.'s NPI number?

Kim L. Beard, C.R.N.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609849553, issued on Feb 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kim L. Beard, C.R.N.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Day Lily Dr, Starkville, MS, 39759. Phone: (662) 312-5608. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kim L. Beard, C.R.N.A.'s license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number R744768, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Kim L. Beard, C.R.N.A.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.

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