RICHARD A. BERTELSEN, JR. MD – NPI #1427153766
Hospitalist

Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.

Health Care Provider Taxonomy Code for Hospitalist

RICHARD BERTELSEN, JR. is a hospitalist located in BOLIVAR, MO. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1427153766 to RICHARD BERTELSEN, JR. on September 13, 2006. It is a Type-1 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an individual. With multiple taxonomy codes selected, the primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 208M00000X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Hospitalist.

The NPI profile was previously updated about 4 years ago on Aug 02, 2022. Use the NPI data found here to bill health insurance companies, identify providers enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid services or other HIPAA compliant transactions. See the complete NPI profile for RICHARD BERTELSEN, JR. below.

NPI Profile for
RICHARD A. BERTELSEN, JR.

NPI Number
1427153766
Enumeration Date

(about 20 years ago)
Entity Type
Type-1  Individual (Male)
Legal Name
RICHARD A. BERTELSEN, JR.
Credentials
MD
Primary location
1500 N OAKLAND AVE
BOLIVAR, MO 65613-3011
Phone: (417) 326-6000 Fax: (417) 328-6341
1 Other location(s):
1101 W Liberty St
Farmington, MO 63640-1921
Phone: (573) 705-1272
Mailing address
Same as primary location
Sole Proprietor
No
Updated
Certification Date
Aug 02, 2022

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Taxonomy Code(s)

A taxonomy code is a code that describes the health care service provider's type, classification, and the area of specialization. The primary specialty for this provider is indicated as (Primary) below.

Taxonomy Classification / Specialization State License
208M00000X
- Hospitalist (Primary)		 MO MD119768
207R00000X
- Internal Medicine		 MO 119768

The taxonomy codes are selected by the provider at the time of NPI registration. Selection of a taxonomy code does not replace any credentialing or validation process that the provider requesting the code should complete.

Endpoint

Health Information Exchange (HEI)

HEI is the mobilization of health care information electronically across organizations within a region, community or hospital system. Endpoints provide a simple and secure way for participants to send authenticated, encrypted health information directly to known, trusted recipients over the internet such as primary care physicians, specialists, hospitals, labs, etc.

Endpoint
https://epicproxy.et0965.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/DSTU2/
Endpoint type
FHIR URL
Endpoint Description
BJC
Content Type
CSV
Affiliation
N
Endpoint Location
1101 W LIBERTY ST,
FARMINGTON, MO 77025-1669

Additional Information

Education
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - Graduated 1990
Accepts Medicare
This provider accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. The Medicare-approved amount is the total the provider can be paid. When a provider accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment, you won't be billed for more than the Medicare deductible & coinsureance.
Medicare Ordering & Referring
Provider can:
  • Refer to Part B
  • Order Durable Medical Equipment
  • Refer to Home Health Agency
  • Order Power Mobility Devices
Affiliations
RICHARD BERTELSEN, JR. is affiliated with the following medical group(s):
  • HOSPITAL
    • CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER
      19600 EAST 39TH STREET
      INDEPENDENCE, MO 64057
    • PARKLAND HEALTH CENTER
      1101 W LIBERTY
      FARMINGTON, MO 63640

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