What is Stephen Besson's specialty?

Stephen Besson (NPI 1750344552) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Cynthiana, KY.

Where does Stephen Besson practice?

Stephen Besson practices in Cynthiana, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1750344552.

How much does Medicare pay Stephen Besson?

Stephen Besson (NPI 1750344552) received approximately $145K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 656 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1750344552

Stephen BessonMD

PRACTICELICKING VALLEY INTERNAL MEDICINE & PEDIATRICS PSCSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineCynthiana, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,390

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,328

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$137K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,039 Internal Medicine providers in KY — top quintile (cohort median 766).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

30,964

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.8M

Distinct drugs

258

Brand share

25.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium1,386 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium1,185 claims

Gabapentin994 claims

Omeprazole882 claims

Amlodipine Besylate679 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Stephen Besson's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 51 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CRUTCHER, DOUGLAS	488	2,837
Combined Physicians Lab Llc Clinical Laboratory · Richmond, KY	335	1,901
Sarah Florence Nurse Practitioner · Cynthiana, KY	245	1,345
Michael Gainey Family Practice · Cynthiana, KY	233	1,084
Allen Bond Diagnostic Radiology · Lexington, KY	211	830
GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LLC	76	449
John Cook Physician Assistant · Cynthiana, KY	59	147
Dan Sotingeanu Emergency Medicine · Lexington, KY	53	171
Nicholas County Fiscal Court Ambulance Service Provider · Carlisle, KY	48	254
Richard Norfleet Family Practice · Cynthiana, KY	45	125
SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	44	133
FULLER, ELZER	42	132

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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