Independent US Healthcare Provider Directory & Public Medical Database Patient Guides

Dr. Jody Nicklas Carson , DO

Internal Medicine โ€ข Springfield, MO

Active NPI 1235717695 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

3801 S National Ave
Springfield, MO 658075210

Call 4172696000 Location details and other listings
Medical Disclaimer

This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

3801 S National Ave

Springfield, MO 658075210

Telephone 4172696000
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Lester E Cox Medical Centers Facility NPI 1952355646

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

NPPES lists 3 distinct additional practice-address records in Branson, MO; Lamar, MO; Monett, MO. See the list

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Lester E Cox Medical Centers. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Graduation Year

2021

Medicare patients

70 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $15,092 in 2024

The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount

This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider and Service, 2024.

Paid by Medicare

About $11,747 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Paid by Medicare

This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider and Service, 2024.

30-day fills

17 standardized 30-day fills in 2024

CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.

What this does not show: 30-day fills

It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.

Part D drug cost

$74 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

What this does not show: Part D drug cost

A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ€“ by Provider and Drug, 2024.

Industry payments (Open Payments)

Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $15.26 in 2023

Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.

These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.

General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.

A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023.

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

5 years (graduated 2021)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2021 as the year this clinician finished professional school.

What this does not show: Years since graduation

It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.

NPI first issued

2021

The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show: NPI first issued

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Accepts Medicare assignment

CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โ€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ€

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Carson has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Carson as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Springfield and Missouri

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Springfield, MO (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 770. Middle half: 517 to 1,570.

Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Missouri (2024, 1,304 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 636. Middle half: 273 to 1,166.

Medicare-allowed amount

A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Springfield, MO (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $72,715. Middle half: $45,214 to $117,125.

A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Missouri (2024, 1,304 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $58,496. Middle half: $24,542 to $99,993.

Paid by Medicare

A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Springfield, MO (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $56,145. Middle half: $34,918 to $89,759.

A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Missouri (2024, 1,304 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $44,917. Middle half: $18,290 to $76,772.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Springfield, MO (2024, 96 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 326. Middle half: 97 to 9,546.

Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Missouri (2024, 1,535 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 771. Middle half: 122 to 7,845.

Part D drug cost

A lower Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Springfield, MO (2024, 96 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $25,510. Middle half: $1,571 to $799,440.

A lower Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Missouri (2024, 1,535 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $59,863. Middle half: $2,451 to $575,890.

135 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Springfield, MO (2,605 in Missouri).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Springfield

13.3% of these 135 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

69.6% of these 135 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

Text: T-MedInfo ยท Report an error.

Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures

Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments

Open Payments ยท Program Year 2023

Program year 2023 (payments made January 1 โ€“ December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $15.26.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
OFEV General $15.26

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B ยท Data Year 2024

CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider and Service data, 2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.

HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
114 48 $198.00 $73.66
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
38 38 $285.00 $106.20
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
24 14 $283.50 $110.80

Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits

Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.

CMS Part D ยท Data Year 2024
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Atorvastatin Calcium Atorvastatin Calcium 13 510 $74.21 โ€”

Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-11-13
Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

License # reported to NPPES MO 2024013617

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Check License Status with the State Board License numbers are self-reported to NPPES; T-MedInfo does not confirm them against state records. Current status: Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts.
Look Up on State Board Site

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20240618001359

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

MO

PECOS Control ID

2961945084

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Medicare Group Practice Enrollments

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Lester E Cox Medical Centers

3801 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 658075210

Phone: 4172697820

Lester E Cox Medical Centers

3801 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 658075210

Phone: 4172697728

Lester E Cox Medical Centers

3801 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 658076090

Phone: 4172697728

Secondary Practice Locations

29 Nw 1st Ln

Lamar, MO 647598105

Phone: 0000000000

1000 E Hwy 60

Monett, MO 657088258

Phone: 0000000000

525 Branson Landing Blvd Ste 201a

Branson, MO 656162052

Phone: 4173357000

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

40 listed
NPI 1245618370

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Sean Apple , CAA

Anesthesiologist Assistant

NPI 1356901060
Sarah Austin , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1962264192

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Michael Bliss , CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

NPI 1659348472

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

NPI 1871552596

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Joseph Borup , AA

Anesthesiologist Assistant

NPI 1548787096

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

9 Historical Events
๐Ÿ“
Updated Practice Location June 21, 2024

Registered at 3801 S NATIONAL AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 658075210 (Tel: 4172696000)

๐Ÿ“
Updated Business Mailing Address June 21, 2024

Registered at 3801 S NATIONAL AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 658075210 (Tel: 4172696000)

๐ŸŽ“
Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 21, 2024

Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: MO 2024013617)

โœ…
NPI Profile Active March 29, 2021

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

๐Ÿ“
Practice Location (Initial Record) March 29, 2021

Registered at 2900 HAWKINS DR, SEARCY, AR 721434802 (Tel: 5012782800)

๐Ÿ“
Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) March 29, 2021

Registered at 2900 HAWKINS DR, SEARCY, AR 721434802 (Tel: 5012782800)

๐Ÿ‘ค
Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) March 29, 2021

Recorded as JODY CARSON, DO

๐ŸŽ“
Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 29, 2021

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

๐ŸŸข
Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 29, 2021

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

No reviews have been published yet. Leave a review.

NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1235717695
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: March 29, 2021
Last Update: November 13, 2025
Sole Proprietor: Yes

Other Internal Medicine Providers in Springfield

All Internal Medicine Providers in Springfield

Mailing Address

3801 S National Ave

Springfield, MO 658075210

Phone: 4172696000

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.