Gary C Bessette, MD - Medicare Orthopaedic Surgery in Rochester, NY

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Gary C Bessette, MD is a medicare enrolled "Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine" physician in Rochester, New York. His current practice location is 20 Hagen Dr, Suite 110, Rochester, New York. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (585) 218-0708.

Gary C Bessette is licensed to practice in New York (license number 199426) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1598763690.

Contact Information

Gary C Bessette, MD
20 Hagen Dr, Suite 110,
Rochester, NY 14625-2657
(585) 218-0708
(585) 267-4037

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Physician's Profile

Full NameGary C Bessette
GenderMale
SpecialityOrthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine
Location20 Hagen Dr, Rochester, New York
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1598763690
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 07/12/2005
  • Last Update Date: 06/29/2017
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 7517950314
  • Enrollment ID: I20040413000170

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Gary C Bessette such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1598763690NPI-NPPES
199426OtherNYLICENSE

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207X00000XOrthopaedic Surgery 199426 (New York)Secondary
207XX0005XOrthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine 199426 (New York)Primary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Gary C Bessette allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameRochester Community Orthopaedics Llp
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1750326153
PECOS PAC ID: 0446243232
Enrollment ID: O20040407000255

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Gary C Bessette is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Gary C Bessette, MD
20 Hagen Dr, Suite 110,
Rochester, NY 14625-2657

Ph: (585) 218-0708		Gary C Bessette, MD
20 Hagen Dr, Suite 110,
Rochester, NY 14625-2657

Ph: (585) 218-0708

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