Ralph C. Bethea, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Springfield, MO
Ralph C. Bethea, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1144367897, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (Missouri 2004003501, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ralph C. Bethea
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 2004003501 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1235 E Cherokee St, Springfield, MO 65804
- Phone
- (417) 820-2829
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (417) 820-8852
- Medicaid IDs
- 159212001 AR
209293117 MO - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041109000248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1235 E Cherokee St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ralph C. Bethea 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 2004003501Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $54.97
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. 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.
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 Springfield CommunitiesLebanon, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ralph C. Bethea, MD's NPI number?
Ralph C. Bethea, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144367897, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ralph C. Bethea, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1235 E Cherokee St, Springfield, MO, 65804. Phone: (417) 820-2829. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ralph C. Bethea, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2004003501, 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. 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.