Charles D. Bess, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Keyser, WV
Charles D. Bess, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Keyser, West Virginia, and NPI 1528069614, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia 17588, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles D. Bess
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 17588 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 514 New Creek Hwy, Keyser, WV 26726
- Phone
- (304) 788-6422
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2022
- Fax
- (304) 788-6555
- Medicaid ID
- 0053885000 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221025000014); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 514 New Creek Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Teresa Rexrode, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1972192136
Verify Charles D. Bess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 17588Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,948 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 155 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium206 claims
- Lisinopril109 claims
- Omeprazole101 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium101 claims
- Gabapentin94 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate94 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $21.40
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Potomac Valley Hospital OF W VA , IncKeyser, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Keyser
They are 9 of the 687 NPPES records with a practice address in Keyser, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.
All 9 in Keyser → All 1,122 in West Virginia → Every provider in Keyser →
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Common questions
What is Charles D. Bess, MD's NPI number?
Charles D. Bess, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528069614, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles D. Bess, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 514 New Creek Hwy, Keyser, WV, 26726. Phone: (304) 788-6422. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles D. Bess, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 17588, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles D. Bess, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles D. Bess, MD had 2,948 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles D. Bess, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.