Michael Bessen, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Salt Lake City, UT
Michael Bessen, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1497332092, issued on Mar 28, 2021. Check the license (Utah 13872433-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Bessen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 13872433-1205 UT
298095 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Helix: 30 N Mario Capecchi Dr RM 3N100, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
- Phone
- (801) 581-2121
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Bessen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 13872433-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $125.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Michael Bessen among 65 rheumatology physician records in Utah
Michael Bessen, MD is one of 65 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Utah. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Utah
There are 65 rheumatology physician records in Utah.
All 65 in Utah → Every provider in Salt Lake City → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Darion Heald, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841121750031332
- Dorota Lebiedz-Odrobina, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841121841470804
- Anisha Memdani, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841121790475945
- Monika Olejnik-Wilczynska, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841121538857511
- Srikar Sama, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841121073259024
- Dalia Sriwi, M.B.B.S.Salt Lake City, UT 841121740910579
- Richard Gremillion, MDMillcreek, UT 841171205820693
- Sonia Gupta, MBBSMurray, UT 841071942862156
Common questions
What is Michael Bessen, MD's NPI number?
Michael Bessen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497332092, issued on Mar 28, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Bessen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Helix: 30 N Mario Capecchi Dr RM 3N100, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112. Phone: (801) 581-2121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Bessen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 13872433-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Bessen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Bessen, MD had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.