Joshua David Bess, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Seattle, WA
Joshua David Bess, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1285769083, issued on Feb 22, 2007. Check the license (Washington MD60409522, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua David Bess
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- MD60409522 WA
4301083498 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 805 Madison St, Seattle, WA 98104
- Phone
- (206) 467-6300
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2022
- Fax
- (206) 467-6301
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131111000017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua David Bess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60409522Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
842 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl151 claims
- Clonazepam53 claims
- Lorazepam46 claims
- Trazodone Hcl41 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl32 claims
- Sertraline Hcl31 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Seattle Neuropsychiatric Treatment Center PLLCSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua David Bess among 1,195 psychiatry physician records in Washington
Joshua David Bess, MD is one of 1,195 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Washington. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2007 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
485 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Seattle
They are 485 of the 41,956 NPPES records with a practice address in Seattle, and 1,195 psychiatry physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Joshua David Bess, MD's NPI number?
Joshua David Bess, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285769083, issued on Feb 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua David Bess, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 805 Madison St, Seattle, WA, 98104. Phone: (206) 467-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua David Bess, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60409522, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua David Bess, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua David Bess, MD had 842 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.