NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962080374
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 241 Church St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sally Cody, FNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1124442488
  2. Steven French, PSYDPsychologist1548420169
  3. Teresa Heavner, MDFamily Medicine Physician1841281102
  4. Holly Noe, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1144872110
  5. Justin Roby, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1588639496
  6. Daniel Stroup, MDFamily Medicine Physician1487645743

Verify Caroline Wainright Bessey in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Caroline Bessey526
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium36 claims
  2. Lisinopril29 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium25 claims
  4. Prednisone16 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
  6. 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

  1. 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.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ryann Cowart, M.D.Hayesville, NC 289041982970760
  2. Teresa Heavner, MDHayesville, NC 289041841281102
  3. Justin Roby, M.D.Hayesville, NC 289041588639496
  4. Daniel Stroup, MDHayesville, NC 289041487645743
  5. Travis Williams, MDHayesville, NC 289041245850387
  6. Terry Fokakis, DOMurphy, NC 289061265969265
  7. Stacie Gilmore, MDMurphy, NC 289061154857985
  8. Charles Watras, MDMurphy, NC 289061891772737

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.