Peter James Bessas, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Vancouver, WA
Peter James Bessas, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Vancouver, Washington, and NPI 1992756498, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD41827, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter James Bessas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD41827 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13115 NE 4TH St, Vancouver, WA 98684
- Phone
- (360) 828-8008
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 326-1609
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070111000620); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Peter James Bessas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD41827Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,611 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 501 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl206 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen132 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate128 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium109 claims
- Alprazolam93 claims
- Losartan Potassium86 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: $120.92
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Peter James Bessas among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Peter James Bessas, M.D. is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
242 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Vancouver
They are 242 of the 10,772 NPPES records with a practice address in Vancouver, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Peter James Bessas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Peter James Bessas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992756498, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter James Bessas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13115 NE 4TH St, Vancouver, WA, 98684. Phone: (360) 828-8008. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter James Bessas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD41827, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Peter James Bessas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter James Bessas, M.D. had 3,611 Medicare Part D claims for 170 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.