NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kelsey Raye Ward Besett, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Little Rock, AR

Kelsey Raye Ward Besett, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1053842435, issued on Mar 27, 2017. Check the license (Arkansas E-14141, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State 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
1053842435
Name
Kelsey Raye Ward Besett
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
E-14141 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4301 W Markham St # 795, Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone
(501) 526-6422
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(501) 320-7788
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210803001299); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2017
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 4301 W Markham St # 795

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

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  2. Sinthia AlamInternal Medicine Physician1477132439
  3. Omar Alqaisi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1851919245
  4. Anil Anandam, M.DGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1801101431
  5. Romina Aragon Farfan, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1184186306
  6. Yazan BashtawiInternal Medicine Physician1447920186

Verify Kelsey Raye Ward Besett in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State 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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

232 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Kelsey Besett232
  2. Specialty average3,176

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

  1. University OF Arkansas For Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR

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

Kelsey Raye Ward Besett among 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas

Kelsey Raye Ward Besett, M.D. is one of 768 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2010 among the 519 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

219 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Little Rock

They are 219 of the 13,172 NPPES records with a practice address in Little Rock, and 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Bean, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051003870049
  2. Eric Delgiacco, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051285695973
  3. Raymond Edwards, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051851371314
  4. Irol Gray, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051164429981
  5. Richard Johns, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051144214578
  6. Rana Kayali, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051720041577
  7. Lubna Maruf, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051336119536
  8. Solomon Mogbo, M.DLittle Rock, AR 722051083615348

Common questions

What is Kelsey Raye Ward Besett, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kelsey Raye Ward Besett, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053842435, issued on Mar 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kelsey Raye Ward Besett, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4301 W Markham St # 795, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 526-6422. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kelsey Raye Ward Besett, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-14141, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kelsey Raye Ward Besett, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kelsey Raye Ward Besett, M.D. had 232 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.