Robert James Bess, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Greenwood Village, CO
Robert James Bess, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and NPI 1083672570, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (Colorado MD23167, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert James Bess
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD23167 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7800 E Orchard RD, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
- Phone
- (303) 788-5230
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 862-8773
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041222000552); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7800 E Orchard RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lynda Bess, L.AC., DIPL. OMAcupuncturist1538594080
- Joel Carmichael, D.OChiropractor1275657298
- Brooke Distefano, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1124001649
- Barb Divver, MTMechanotherapist1184977670
- Ross Gallucci, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1114180932
- Gary Ghiselli, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1124011606
Verify Robert James Bess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license MD23167Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
54 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
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: $9,568.04
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncParker, CO
- Select Physical Therapy OF West Denver Limited PartnershipGreeley, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert James Bess among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Robert James Bess, M.D. is one of 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 207X00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 471 in Colorado → Every provider in Greenwood Village → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Martin Boublik, M.D.Greenwood Village, CO 801111447256979
- Woosik Chung, M.D.Greenwood Village, CO 801111699952119
- Nicole Einhorn, MDGreenwood Village, CO 801111346259231
- Myron Kem, M.D.Greenwood Village, CO 801111417116989
- Theodore Schlegel, M.D.Greenwood Village, CO 801111689670028
- Sean Baran, MDDenver, CO 801101699086512
- Ryan Carr, MDEnglewood, CO 801121700033917
- Judith Kopinski, MDEnglewood, CO 801121023242088
Common questions
What is Robert James Bess, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert James Bess, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083672570, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert James Bess, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7800 E Orchard RD, Greenwood Village, CO, 80111. Phone: (303) 788-5230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert James Bess, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number MD23167, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert James Bess, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert James Bess, M.D. had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.