Matthew Ryan Bessom, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Knoxville, TN
Matthew Ryan Bessom, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1821251166, issued on Jul 8, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 54632, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Ryan Bessom
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 54632 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7211 Wellington Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919
- Phone
- (865) 584-5762
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 584-3403
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160808001349); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 7211 Wellington Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ralph Dailey, P.A.Physician Assistant1912949975
Verify Matthew Ryan Bessom in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 54632Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
10,911 Medicare Part D claims for 756 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 150 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium583 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium539 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate444 claims
- Omeprazole384 claims
- Lisinopril340 claims
- Losartan Potassium318 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: $1,588.41
112 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Champion Physical Therapy LLC HallsKnoxville, TN
- Summit Medical Group, PLLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
237 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Knoxville
They are 237 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Matthew Ryan Bessom, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew Ryan Bessom, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821251166, issued on Jul 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Ryan Bessom, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7211 Wellington Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37919. Phone: (865) 584-5762. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Ryan Bessom, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 54632, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew Ryan Bessom, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Ryan Bessom, M.D. had 10,911 Medicare Part D claims for 756 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.