Teresa Jean Bess, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Nicholasville, KY
Teresa Jean Bess, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Nicholasville, Kentucky, and NPI 1063883932, issued on Oct 16, 2015. Check the license (Kentucky 3009816, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Teresa Jean Bess
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 3009816 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Orchard Dr, Nicholasville, KY 40356
- Phone
- (859) 881-4288
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2025
- Fax
- (859) 881-4388
- Medicaid ID
- 7100381220 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151216001108); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Teresa Jean Bess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 3009816Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
666 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 73 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin58 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium26 claims
- Tramadol Hcl26 claims
- Furosemide22 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate20 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 70.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Faith Healthcare IncMonticello, KY
- Healthpoint Family Care, Inc.Nicholasville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Teresa Jean Bess among 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky
Teresa Jean Bess, APRN is one of 5,545 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2015, is newer than 31% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 31% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 3,839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Nicholasville
They are 27 of the 492 NPPES records with a practice address in Nicholasville, and 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Teresa Jean Bess, APRN's NPI number?
Teresa Jean Bess, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063883932, issued on Oct 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Teresa Jean Bess, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Orchard Dr, Nicholasville, KY, 40356. Phone: (859) 881-4288. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Teresa Jean Bess, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3009816, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Teresa Jean Bess, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Teresa Jean Bess, APRN had 666 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Teresa Jean Bess, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.