Desmond Taku Besong
Pharmacist · Las Cruces, NM
Desmond Taku Besong is a pharmacist with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1184306888, issued on Aug 2, 2023. Check the license (New Mexico RP00009902, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Desmond Taku Besong
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- RP00009902 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3375 Rinconada Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Phone
- (404) 944-3455
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2023
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Desmond Taku Besong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license RP00009902Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
85 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Arexvy46 claims
- Shingrix23 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.
Desmond Taku Besong among 1,961 pharmacist records in New Mexico
Desmond Taku Besong is one of 1,961 pharmacist records with a practice address in New Mexico. 30% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
133 pharmacist records list a practice address in Las Cruces
They are 133 of the 5,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Cruces, and 1,961 pharmacist records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Desmond Taku Besong's NPI number?
Desmond Taku Besong's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184306888, issued on Aug 2, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Desmond Taku Besong located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3375 Rinconada Blvd, Las Cruces, NM, 88011. Phone: (404) 944-3455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Desmond Taku Besong's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number RP00009902, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Desmond Taku Besong prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Desmond Taku Besong had 85 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.