Richard Zachary Betters, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician · Springfield, MO
Richard Zachary Betters, MD is a pediatric critical care medicine physician with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1285926238, issued on May 10, 2011. Check the license (Missouri 2021030364, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Zachary Betters
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician 2080P0203X
- License number
- 2021030364 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 65807
- Phone
- (417) 269-4850
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- Fax
- (417) 269-4852
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3801 S National Ave
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Verify Richard Zachary Betters 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 2021030364Check 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: $1,904.59
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Vapotherm Inc. The 414 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,291.66 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.
Richard Zachary Betters among 133 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in Missouri
Richard Zachary Betters, MD is one of 133 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 44% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0203X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician providers in Missouri
There are 133 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Alder, MDSpringfield, MO 658071609019470
- John Carlile, MDSpringfield, MO 658071558309898
- Naseem Sulayman, MDSpringfield, MO 658071346366903
- Sangita Trivedi, MDSpringfield, MO 658071487913521
- Shahzad Waheed, MDSpringfield, MO 658071114419850
- Allyson Goodman, MDSpringfield, MO 658041497896096
- Diane Lipscomb, M.D.Springfield, MO 658041780677732
- Muhammad Umair Mian, M.D.Springfield, MO 658041215383518
Common questions
What is Richard Zachary Betters, MD's NPI number?
Richard Zachary Betters, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285926238, issued on May 10, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Zachary Betters, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, MO, 65807. Phone: (417) 269-4850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Zachary Betters, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2021030364, 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.