Andrea H. Bessinger
Physician Assistant · Charleston, SC
Andrea H. Bessinger is a physician assistant with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1629354857, issued on Nov 2, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina TL1713, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrea H. Bessinger
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- TL1713 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9239 Medical Plaza Dr, Charleston, SC 29406
- Phone
- (843) 797-5151
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111230000185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9239 Medical Plaza Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffrey LafondSurgery Physician1245243500
Verify Andrea H. Bessinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license TL1713Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $307.10
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Tri-County Surgical Specialists LLCCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrea H. Bessinger among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina
Andrea H. Bessinger is one of 2,294 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 25% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2019 among the 1,516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
407 physician assistant records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 407 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emily Bagwell, P.A.North Charleston, SC 294061821160086
- Daniel Caskie, PA-CNorth Charleston, SC 294061003850355
- Mary Decker, PANorth Charleston, SC 294061679501118
- Gina Fishburne, P.A.North Charleston, SC 294061497715742
- Steven Garver, PA-CNorth Charleston, SC 294061477508901
- Bernd LuhrsNorth Charleston, SC 294061902886005
- Jennifer Mikoll, PA-CNorth Charleston, SC 294061255437547
- Danielle O'Shea, PA-CN Charleston, SC 294061396795274
Common questions
What is Andrea H. Bessinger's NPI number?
Andrea H. Bessinger's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629354857, issued on Nov 2, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrea H. Bessinger located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9239 Medical Plaza Dr, Charleston, SC, 29406. Phone: (843) 797-5151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrea H. Bessinger's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number TL1713, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.