Richard A. Metsker, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Joplin, MO
Richard A. Metsker, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1356386361, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 107298, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Metsker
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 107298 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1102 W 32ND St, Joplin, MO 64804
- Phone
- (417) 782-3000
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (417) 782-3088
- Medicaid ID
- 424843118 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040629000002); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard A. Metsker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 107298Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
8,564 Medicare Part D claims for 398 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril410 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium317 claims
- Gabapentin301 claims
- Omeprazole284 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium280 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium239 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $48.42
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Ozark Tri-County Health Care ConsortiumJoplin, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard A. Metsker among 1,720 nurse practitioner records in Missouri
Richard A. Metsker, NP is one of 1,720 nurse practitioner 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. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2017 among the 1,080 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
88 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Joplin
They are 88 of the 2,443 NPPES records with a practice address in Joplin, and 1,720 nurse practitioner records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Richard A. Metsker, NP's NPI number?
Richard A. Metsker, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356386361, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Metsker, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1102 W 32ND St, Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 782-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Metsker, NP's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 107298, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard A. Metsker, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Metsker, NP had 8,564 Medicare Part D claims for 398 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.
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.