What is Matthew Bessom's specialty?

Matthew Bessom (NPI 1821251166) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Knoxville, TN.

Where does Matthew Bessom practice?

Matthew Bessom practices in Knoxville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821251166.

How much does Medicare pay Matthew Bessom?

Matthew Bessom (NPI 1821251166) received approximately $214K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 443 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821251166

Matthew BessomM.D.

Internal MedicineKnoxville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

5,543

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

7,307

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$203K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,907 Internal Medicine providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 791).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

10,158

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$922K

Distinct drugs

147

Brand share

20.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium583 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium539 claims

Amlodipine Besylate444 claims

Omeprazole384 claims

Lisinopril340 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

112

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Matthew Bessom'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). 44 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
GREENVILLE HEALTH SYSTEM	87	286
Bradley Oliver Hospitalist · Greenville, SC	60	1,090
Bernard Masters Diagnostic Radiology · Greenville, SC	59	268
William Deeter Interventional Radiology · Greenville, SC	53	239
Michael Tiburzi Hospitalist · Greenville, SC	49	1,291
Thaddeus Tuten Hospitalist · Greenville, SC	46	1,034
BRANNON, MICHAEL	44	205
ALLEN, LEIGHTON	41	147
ROGERS, JOHN	39	181
Amy Treece Pulmonary Disease · Greenville, SC	35	339
Paulo Silva Emergency Medicine · Greenville, SC	35	92
Samuel Farnsworth Diagnostic Radiology · Greenville, SC	32	141

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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