NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew C. Bessette, M.D.

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Rochester, NY

Matthew C. Bessette, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1083903371, issued on Apr 7, 2011. Check the license (New York 288040, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1083903371
Name
Matthew C. Bessette
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
288040 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20 Hagen Dr Ste 110, Rochester, NY 14625
Phone
(585) 218-9651
Enumerated
Apr 7, 2011
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(585) 267-4037
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171013001438); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2011
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 Matthew C. Bessette in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

510 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 140 claims were for opioids.

  1. Matthew Bessette510
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin145 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl96 claims
  3. Celecoxib58 claims
  4. Cephalexin41 claims
  5. Meloxicam39 claims
  6. Clindamycin Hcl24 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: $99.51

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Matthew Bessette$100
  2. Specialty average$19,779

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. Rochester Community Orthopaedics LLPRochester, NY

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

Matthew C. Bessette among 238 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in New York

Matthew C. Bessette, M.D. is one of 238 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 188 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in New York

There are 238 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in New York.

The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Bessette, M.D.Rochester, NY 146251598763690
  2. Christina Mallery, DORochester, NY 146231780265900
  3. Terrence Daley-Lindo, MDRochester, NY 146181689104739
  4. Robert Bronstein, M.D.Rochester, NY 146421235174269
  5. Raymond Kenney, MDRochester, NY 146421457627424
  6. Sarah LanderRochester, NY 146421417341009
  7. Michael Maloney, M.D.Rochester, NY 146421720001860
  8. Mark Mirabelli, MDRochester, NY 146421518054949

Common questions

What is Matthew C. Bessette, M.D.'s NPI number?

Matthew C. Bessette, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083903371, issued on Apr 7, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew C. Bessette, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20 Hagen Dr Ste 110, Rochester, NY, 14625. Phone: (585) 218-9651. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew C. Bessette, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 288040, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Matthew C. Bessette, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Matthew C. Bessette, M.D. had 510 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.