NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael P. Bliss, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Springfield, MO

Michael P. Bliss, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1659348472, issued on Mar 1, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 151168, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri 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 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659348472
Name
Michael P. Bliss
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License numbers
151168 MO
1488082011 KS
55054 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3801 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 65807
Phone
(417) 269-6000
Enumerated
Mar 1, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 30, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
918396300 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070510000188); 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 3801 S National Ave

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

  1. Carolyn Adams, LCSW, RN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225108558
  2. Charles Adler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1487950127
  3. Dustan Afshar, D.OAnesthesiology Physician1245618370
  4. Kaleb AfsharAnesthesiology Physician1003310608
  5. Emmanuel Akosah, MDInternal Medicine Physician1508170283
  6. Matthew Alder, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1609019470

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri 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): 95.8 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 score99.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%86.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  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: $161.70

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biosense Webster, Inc. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Bliss$161.70
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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. Mercy Clinic Springfield CommunitiesSpringfield, MO

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

Michael P. Bliss among 2,069 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Missouri

Michael P. Bliss, CRNA is one of 2,069 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2013 among the 1,508 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 50% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

149 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Springfield

They are 149 of the 6,403 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 2,069 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Missouri.

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

  1. Karen Aviles, CRNASpringfield, MO 658071952319600
  2. Lisa BlevinsSpringfield, MO 658071891703567
  3. Lisa CrickSpringfield, MO 658071427066133
  4. Eugene EversonSpringfield, MO 658071174532642
  5. Thomas GiddingsSpringfield, MO 658071659380129
  6. James JohnsenSpringfield, MO 658071871503540
  7. Matthew JonesSpringfield, MO 658071508874231
  8. Lori LavoySpringfield, MO 658071902816689

Common questions

What is Michael P. Bliss, CRNA's NPI number?

Michael P. Bliss, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659348472, issued on Mar 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael P. Bliss, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, MO, 65807. Phone: (417) 269-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael P. Bliss, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 151168, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Michael P. Bliss, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 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.