Angela Pugliese Bessette, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Rochester, NY
Angela Pugliese Bessette, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1912296088, issued on Mar 29, 2011. Check the license (New York 285682, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Angela Pugliese Bessette
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 285682 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 160 Sawgrass Dr Ste 200, Rochester, NY 14620
- Phone
- (585) 442-3411
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2026
- Fax
- (585) 442-9550
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170123000034); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 160 Sawgrass Dr Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jared Ebert, MDOphthalmology Physician1790244572
- Edward Hall, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1922029503
Verify Angela Pugliese Bessette in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 285682Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
393 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate102 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine44 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate42 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol38 claims
- Timolol Maleate35 claims
- Latanoprost26 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $301.44
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Retina Associates OF Western NY PCRochester, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Angela Pugliese Bessette, MD's NPI number?
Angela Pugliese Bessette, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912296088, issued on Mar 29, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Angela Pugliese Bessette, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 160 Sawgrass Dr Ste 200, Rochester, NY, 14620. Phone: (585) 442-3411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Angela Pugliese Bessette, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 285682, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Angela Pugliese Bessette, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Angela Pugliese Bessette, MD had 393 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Angela Pugliese Bessette, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.