NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard E. Bechert, D.C.

Chiropractor · Guntersville, AL

Richard E. Bechert, D.C. is a chiropractor with a practice address in Guntersville, Alabama, and NPI 1629174073, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 1195, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629174073
Name
Richard E. Bechert
Credential
D.C.
Primary taxonomy
Chiropractor 111N00000X
License number
1195 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1231 Gunter Ave, Guntersville, AL 35976
Phone
(256) 582-1066
Enumerated
Sep 15, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(256) 582-1053
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090721000676); 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 1231 Gunter Ave

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

  1. Erica Barham, DNP, CRNP, AGNP-CNurse Practitioner1366185274
  2. Adam Bechert, DC,Chiropractor1285258707
  3. Linsey Bechert, DCChiropractor1568069433
  4. Angela Bryant, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1952836181

Verify Richard E. Bechert in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama 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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Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Victory Health LLCGuntersville, AL
  2. Victory Health OF Oneonta LLCOneonta, AL

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

Richard E. Bechert among 901 chiropractor records in Alabama

Richard E. Bechert, D.C. is one of 901 chiropractor records with a practice address in Alabama. 24% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 24% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 469 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 111N00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 chiropractor records list a practice address in Guntersville

They are 5 of the 577 NPPES records with a practice address in Guntersville, and 901 chiropractor records in Alabama.

The 8 chiropractor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adam Bechert, DC,Guntersville, AL 359761285258707
  2. Linsey Bechert, DCGuntersville, AL 359761568069433
  3. Jubal Matthews, D.C.Guntersville, AL 359761700217551
  4. Carrie Southerland, B.S., D.C.Guntersville, AL 359761477694636
  5. Andrew Frost, D.C.Henagar, AL 359781912117755
  6. Robert Bouchard, D.C.Fort Payne, AL 359671497848428
  7. John Brickley, D.C.Fort Payne, AL 359671538200365
  8. Christa Curtis, DCFort Payne, AL 359671780708313

Common questions

What is Richard E. Bechert, D.C.'s NPI number?

Richard E. Bechert, D.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629174073, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard E. Bechert, D.C. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1231 Gunter Ave, Guntersville, AL, 35976. Phone: (256) 582-1066. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard E. Bechert, D.C.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1195, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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