NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician NPI 1235163114 M.D.
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Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 247 in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
131
Medicare Part D claims · 55 beneficiaries · Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician avg: 690
MIPS score
92.9/100
▲ 9 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$16.25
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Daniel Beless, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 92.9/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 131 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 92.9/100
- MIPS score · +9 vs avg
- 131
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥66th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Daniel Beless, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1235163114), first enumerated 07/10/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 131 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 92.9/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$16.25 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1235163114 · Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-TRACE · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1235163114
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-TRACE 247
- MIPS-ABOVE 92.9/100
- RX-LIGHT 131
- BOOK-THIN 14 in Georgia
- PHOTO-FINISH Richard Malkowski, M… · ±0.6
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- George Perdrizet…
George Perdrizet, MD
91.3 MIPS pts
- Harriet Hopf, MD…
Harriet Hopf, MD
92.1 MIPS pts
- Beless · this pr…
Beless · this provider
92.9 MIPS pts
- Richard Malkowsk…
Richard Malkowski, M.D.
93.5 MIPS pts
- John Ligush, MD …
John Ligush, MD
95.1 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Daniel Beless, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
93 ≥ 66th percentile 66% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Daniel Beless, M.D. sits
This provider among undersea and hyperbaric medicine (preventive medicine) physician peers
Across the 39 undersea and hyperbaric medicine (preventive medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Daniel Beless, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 46% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 72% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one undersea and hyperbaric medicine (preventive medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 38; the gold marker is Daniel Beless, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Daniel Beless, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Daniel Beless, M.D.?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
131 81% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
92.9/100 9.4 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Georgia
How Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Georgia providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Daniel Beless, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 92.9/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1235163114 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/10/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
92.9348
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
80.3814
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Daniel Beless, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Hyperbaric Physicians OF Georgia, Inc.
Sandy Springs, GA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Daniel Beless, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$16
Largest payer
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
131
Total Claims
$3K
Total Drug Cost
55
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 134
- Total Day Supply
- 2,330
- Generic Drug Cost
- $1K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 41
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 79.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 3.34
- Gender Split
- 45% female / 55% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Daniel Beless, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Mupirocin
Mupirocin
38 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate
Gentamicin Sulfate
27 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate 15
Doxycycline Hyclate
15 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Mupirocin | 38 |
| Gentamicin Sulfate | 27 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 15 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician Overview
How Daniel Beless, M.D. fits within the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
247
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician Providers in US
41
States with Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician
690
Avg Claims per Provider
Daniel Beless, M.D.'s 131 claims are below the specialty average of 690.
Nationwide Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Beless, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (92.9 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician Providers in Georgia
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Georgia, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Beless.
One of 14 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Georgia, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Daniel Beless, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Daniel Beless, M.D. specializes in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician and practices in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Daniel Beless, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Daniel Beless, M.D. wrote 131 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3K in drug costs for 55 beneficiaries.
What is Daniel Beless, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Daniel Beless, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 92.9/100 (Quality: 80.4). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Daniel Beless, M.D. located? ▼
Daniel Beless, M.D. is located at 5887 GLENRIDGE DR STE 375, Sandy Springs, GA, 30328. Phone: (678) 229-2800.
What is Daniel Beless, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Daniel Beless, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235163114, issued on 07/10/2006.
How many Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 247 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers across 41 states in the US. The average Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician provider writes 690 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Daniel Beless, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Daniel Beless, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Mupirocin, Gentamicin Sulfate, Doxycycline Hyclate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Daniel Beless, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Daniel Beless, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 131 Part D claims and 55 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Daniel Beless, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Daniel Beless, M.D.'s NPI is 1235163114 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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