William R. Bess, MD
General Practice Physician · Laurel Fork, VA
William R. Bess, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Laurel Fork, Virginia, and NPI 1508891441, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 010137765, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William R. Bess
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 010137765 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14558 Danville Pike, Laurel Fork, VA 24352
- Phone
- (276) 398-2292
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 8, 2023
- Fax
- (276) 398-3331
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William R. Bess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 010137765Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 79% of the cost of the top drugs
1,605 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Amlodipine Besylate78 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium77 claims
- Lisinopril67 claims
- Simvastatin54 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium53 claims
- Shingrix51 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.
William R. Bess among 400 general practice physician records in Virginia
William R. Bess, MD is one of 400 general practice physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 34% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 34% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 17% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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 208D00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 general practice physician records list a practice address in Laurel Fork
They are 2 of the 24 NPPES records with a practice address in Laurel Fork, and 400 general practice physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is William R. Bess, MD's NPI number?
William R. Bess, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508891441, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William R. Bess, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14558 Danville Pike, Laurel Fork, VA, 24352. Phone: (276) 398-2292. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William R. Bess, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 010137765, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William R. Bess, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William R. Bess, MD had 1,605 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.