NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Besch, MD, MHS

Emergency Medicine Physician · Augusta, GA

Robert Besch, MD, MHS is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1659064798, issued on Jun 2, 2023. Check the license (Georgia 16913, 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
1659064798
Name
Robert Besch
Credential
MD, MHS
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
16913 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1465 Laney Walker Blvd Bldg AF-1040, Augusta, GA 30912
Phone
(202) 596-8343
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2023
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2024
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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  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
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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

14 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Robert Besch14
  2. Specialty average226

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.

Robert Besch among 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia

Robert Besch, MD, MHS is one of 1,685 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

183 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Augusta

They are 183 of the 7,009 NPPES records with a practice address in Augusta, and 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Blaivas, MDAugusta, GA 309121639289341
  2. Louis Ciamillo, MDAugusta, GA 309121881704575
  3. Phillip Coule, MDAugusta, GA 309121790895357
  4. Christopher Fly, MDAugusta, GA 309121902916471
  5. Hartmut Gross, MDAugusta, GA 309121154431500
  6. Walter Kuhn, MDAugusta, GA 309121912017195
  7. Matthew Lyon, MDAugusta, GA 309121932218146
  8. Kyle McLeod, MDAugusta, GA 309121164535332

Common questions

What is Robert Besch, MD, MHS's NPI number?

Robert Besch, MD, MHS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659064798, issued on Jun 2, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Besch, MD, MHS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1465 Laney Walker Blvd Bldg AF-1040, Augusta, GA, 30912. Phone: (202) 596-8343. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Besch, MD, MHS's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 16913, 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 Robert Besch, MD, MHS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Besch, MD, MHS had 14 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.