NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Natalie Bessom

Family Medicine Physician · Dalton, GA

Natalie Bessom is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Dalton, Georgia, and NPI 1235517137, issued on May 12, 2015. Check the license (Georgia 080343, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1235517137
Name
Natalie Bessom
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
080343 GA
OT016323 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1107 Memorial Dr Ste 200, Dalton, GA 30720
Phone
(706) 226-9355
Enumerated
May 12, 2015
Record last updated
Jan 24, 2024
Fax
(706) 226-9380
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180920000000); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 1107 Memorial Dr Ste 200

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

  1. Ashley GonieaFamily Nurse Practitioner1871009456
  2. Dustin JohnstonInternal Medicine Physician1578026530
  3. Justin Kirkpatrick, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1083026892
  4. Rod Lewis, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1043523897
  5. Bradley Mills, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1598958498
  6. Timothy Snodgrass, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1962484055

Verify Natalie Bessom in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical 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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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

10,717 Medicare Part D claims for 759 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 193 claims were for opioids.

  1. Natalie Bessom10,717
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium454 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium348 claims
  3. Lisinopril317 claims
  4. Montelukast Sodium277 claims
  5. Gabapentin276 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate269 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: $662.46

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Natalie Bessom$662.46
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Hamilton Physician Group, IncDalton, GA

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

Natalie Bessom among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia

Natalie Bessom is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

28 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Dalton

They are 28 of the 1,269 NPPES records with a practice address in Dalton, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Antalis, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201265420731
  2. Bryan Cheever, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201063459220
  3. Bradley Delay, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201134117609
  4. Lisa Griggs, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201073563250
  5. Derek Heldzinger, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201336442037
  6. William McDaniel, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201174511562
  7. Christina Sikes, D.O.Dalton, GA 307201396062238
  8. Wiley Smith, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201649310236

Common questions

What is Natalie Bessom's NPI number?

Natalie Bessom's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235517137, issued on May 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Natalie Bessom located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1107 Memorial Dr Ste 200, Dalton, GA, 30720. Phone: (706) 226-9355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Natalie Bessom's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 080343, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Natalie Bessom prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Natalie Bessom had 10,717 Medicare Part D claims for 759 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.