NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Besho, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Joseph Besho, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1780039925, issued on Apr 25, 2016. Check the license (Texas T3040, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas 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
1780039925
Name
Joseph Besho
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
License number
T3040 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6400 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 486-5132
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2016
Record last updated
Jan 11, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210813002053); accepts Medicare assignment
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 6400 Fannin St

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

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  2. Rana Afifi, MDVascular Surgery Physician1013340132
  3. Clayton Agler, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962341412
  4. Amna Aijaz, MBBS, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922596840
  5. Nabil Al-Muhtaseb, MB, CHB, MS, CCC-AAudiologist1962427799
  6. Carolyn Amato, PHARMDSolid Organ Transplant Pharmacist1194647784

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024

349 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Besho349
  2. Specialty average201

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel178 claims
  2. Eliquis30 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
  4. Gabapentin14 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl14 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $6,412.07

68 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Silk Road Medical, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Besho$6,412.07
  2. Specialty average$6,178.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCShenandoah, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph Besho among 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas

Joseph Besho, M.D. is one of 368 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 81% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas.

All 368 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →

The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ali Azizzadeh Fard, M.D.Houston, TX 770301780618918
  2. Charudatta Bavare, MD, MPHHouston, TX 770301841443298
  3. Jean Bismuth, M.D.Houston, TX 770301639330053
  4. Jayer Chung, M.D.Houston, TX 770301447397716
  5. Sheila Coogan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301457442881
  6. Ramyar Gilani, MDHouston, TX 770301598939068
  7. Natasha Hansraj, MDHouston, TX 770301497980114
  8. Panagiotis Kougias, MDHouston, TX 770301801976063

Common questions

What is Joseph Besho, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph Besho, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780039925, issued on Apr 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Besho, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6400 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 486-5132. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Besho, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T3040, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Besho, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Besho, M.D. had 349 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.