Lance Alan Besner, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Erie, PA
Lance Alan Besner, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Erie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1265433361, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD045133E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lance Alan Besner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD045133E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 E 2ND St, Erie, PA 16507
- Phone
- (814) 459-4459
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 459-4957
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040310001285); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lance Alan Besner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD045133ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,526 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam426 claims
- Clonazepam209 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er127 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr118 claims
- Sertraline Hcl112 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate107 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: $2,704.53
94 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Lance Alan Besner among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania
Lance Alan Besner, M.D. is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 60% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
68 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Erie
They are 68 of the 5,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Erie, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- John Graham, DOErie, PA 165061134961881
- Sherifia Heron, M.D.Erie, PA 165081023375250
- Gabriel Holland, D.O.Erie, PA 165081790979003
- Ann McDonald, M.D.Erie, PA 165061134178619
Common questions
What is Lance Alan Besner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lance Alan Besner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265433361, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lance Alan Besner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 E 2ND St, Erie, PA, 16507. Phone: (814) 459-4459. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lance Alan Besner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD045133E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lance Alan Besner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lance Alan Besner, M.D. had 2,526 Medicare Part D claims for 144 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.