Gideon Besson, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Shelby, NC
Gideon Besson, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Shelby, North Carolina, and NPI 1164415584, issued on Aug 31, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9701249, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gideon Besson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- 9701249 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 711 N Dekalb St, Shelby, NC 28150
- Phone
- (704) 482-1482
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 711 N Dekalb St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gideon Besson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9701249Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
547 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,103 among the 4,049 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril32 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium31 claims
- Metformin Hcl25 claims
- Omeprazole24 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate22 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium21 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Shelby Medical Associates PAShelby, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 166 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Gideon Besson, MD's NPI number?
Gideon Besson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164415584, issued on Aug 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gideon Besson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 711 N Dekalb St, Shelby, NC, 28150. Phone: (704) 482-1482. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gideon Besson, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9701249, 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 Gideon Besson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gideon Besson, MD had 547 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 1,103. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.