Ronald Alexander Besandre, MD, PHD
Infectious Disease Physician · Galveston, TX
Ronald Alexander Besandre, MD, PHD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1578247136, issued on Jun 14, 2023. Check the license (Texas BP10084427, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Alexander Besandre
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- BP10084427 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 747-1883
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 4, 2025
- Fax
- (409) 747-8579
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald Alexander Besandre in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license BP10084427Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
382 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Eliquis16 claims
- Furosemide14 claims
- Alprazolam13 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium13 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.
Ronald Alexander Besandre among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas
Ronald Alexander Besandre, MD, PHD is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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 99% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 99% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 infectious disease physician records list a practice address in Galveston
They are 25 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Ronald Alexander Besandre, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Ronald Alexander Besandre, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578247136, issued on Jun 14, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Alexander Besandre, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 747-1883. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Alexander Besandre, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number BP10084427, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ronald Alexander Besandre, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Alexander Besandre, MD, PHD had 382 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.