Caroline Wainright Bessey, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Hayesville, NC
Caroline Wainright Bessey, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hayesville, North Carolina, and NPI 1962080374, issued on Mar 30, 2021. Check the license (North Carolina 202302995, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroline Wainright Bessey
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 202302995 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 241 Church St, Hayesville, NC 28904
- Phone
- (828) 389-6383
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240722003378); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2021
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caroline Wainright Bessey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 202302995Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
526 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium36 claims
- Lisinopril29 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium25 claims
- Prednisone16 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Jardiance15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Clay Comprehensive Health Services IncHayesville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caroline Wainright Bessey among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Caroline Wainright Bessey, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hayesville
They are 6 of the 89 NPPES records with a practice address in Hayesville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Caroline Wainright Bessey, MD's NPI number?
Caroline Wainright Bessey, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962080374, issued on Mar 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroline Wainright Bessey, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 241 Church St, Hayesville, NC, 28904. Phone: (828) 389-6383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroline Wainright Bessey, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 202302995, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Caroline Wainright Bessey, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroline Wainright Bessey, MD had 526 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.