NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael L. Craighead, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Jefferson City, MO

Michael L. Craighead, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Jefferson City, Missouri, and NPI 1720333131, issued on Jul 23, 2012. Check the license (Missouri R3A63, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720333131
Name
Michael L. Craighead
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
R3A63 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1100 Highland Ridge Dr, Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone
(573) 690-5881
Enumerated
Jul 23, 2012
Record last updated
Jul 23, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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 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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Michael L. Craighead among 714 surgery physician records in Missouri

Michael L. Craighead, M.D. 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 57% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 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. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Benjamin Gaddy, DOJefferson City, MO 651091518139971
  2. James Lin, M.D.Jefferson City, MO 651091801982608
  3. Chandra Prasad, M.D.Jefferson City, MO 651091962488098
  4. Jonathan Roberts, M.D.Jefferson City, MO 651091326024597
  5. Leon Robinson, MDJefferson City, MO 651091871743104
  6. Caleb Steffen, M.D.Jefferson City, MO 651091275844771
  7. Michael Bess, MDJefferson City, MO 651011811906456
  8. Drew Cox, DOJefferson City, MO 651011659830438

Common questions

What is Michael L. Craighead, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael L. Craighead, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720333131, issued on Jul 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael L. Craighead, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Highland Ridge Dr, Jefferson City, MO, 65109. Phone: (573) 690-5881. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael L. Craighead, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number R3A63, 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.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.