NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kyle Mitchell Bess, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Madison, AL

Kyle Mitchell Bess, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Madison, Alabama, and NPI 1194187260, issued on Mar 28, 2016. Check the license (Alabama 42689, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194187260
Name
Kyle Mitchell Bess
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
42689 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8371 Highway 72 W Ste 206, Madison, AL 35758
Phone
(256) 817-5951
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2016
Record last updated
Jun 1, 2023
Fax
(256) 817-5952
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210709002042); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2016
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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Verify Kyle Mitchell Bess in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

165 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 67 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kyle Bess165
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Hcl72 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen61 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $424.66

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kyle Bess$424.66
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. HH Physicians NetworkMadison, AL

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

Kyle Mitchell Bess among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama

Kyle Mitchell Bess, M.D. is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% 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 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Alabama

There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Hunt, MDMadison, AL 357581508065129
  2. Caroline Schreeder, MDMadison, AL 357581548588387
  3. Veeraiah Siripurapu, MDMadison, AL 357581710132469
  4. Lawrence Herberholz, MDScottsboro, AL 357681619977378
  5. Edward Knowles, M.D.Scottsboro, AL 357681114925815
  6. Mark Carpenter, MDHuntsville, AL 358011982685236
  7. Dennis Fernandez, MEDICAL DOCTORHuntsville, AL 358011275521510
  8. George Harriman, MDHuntsville, AL 358011730160300

Common questions

What is Kyle Mitchell Bess, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kyle Mitchell Bess, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194187260, issued on Mar 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kyle Mitchell Bess, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8371 Highway 72 W Ste 206, Madison, AL, 35758. Phone: (256) 817-5951. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kyle Mitchell Bess, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 42689, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kyle Mitchell Bess, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kyle Mitchell Bess, M.D. had 165 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kyle Mitchell Bess, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.