Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

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.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1497332092
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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Helix: 30 N Mario Capecchi Dr RM 3N100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kate Alta, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063049492
  2. Sujana Balla, MBBSCardiovascular Disease Physician1346877123
  3. Brittany Begaye, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659075091
  4. Alicia Burns, MDInternal Medicine Physician1437736485
  5. Katherine Callander, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942666292
  6. Luke Conlon, MB BCHNephrology Physician1326616293

Verify Michael Bessen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
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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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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 2,058 among the 4,833 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Michael Bessen79
  2. Specialty average2,058

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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc.. The 3,502 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,487.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Bessen$125.00
  2. Specialty average$8,487.29

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

Rheumatology Physician providers in Utah

There are 47 rheumatology physician records in Utah.

Other rheumatology physician records in Utah

  1. Swetha Ann Alexander, MBBSSalt Lake City, UT1184187536
  2. Sara Andersen, MDSalt Lake City, UT1164512786
  3. Gregory Austad, MDLayton, UT1558574087
  4. Michael Battistone, MDSalt Lake City, UT1689764219
  5. Rebecca Baum, MD, PHDSlc, UT1174020168
  6. Clyde Bench, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT1629008750
  7. Jeffrey Booth, M.D.Ogden, UT1174552830
  8. Tawnie Braaten, M.DSalt Lake City, UT1912340126
  9. Matthew Call, D.O.Springville, UT1083904619
  10. Richard Call, MDProvo, UT1982692182

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 2,058. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.