Dr. Eduardo Besser, MD

Dr. Besser practices at Los Angeles Vision Center, Inc. in Culver City, California.

Dr. Besser's NPI, 1972561280, was assigned on May 3, 2006. Dr. Besser graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Besser holds California license A79263.

Dr. Besser's primary practice is Los Angeles Vision Center, Inc., at 9808 W Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 838-0202.

Dr. Besser's primary practice is Los Angeles Vision Center, Inc. in Culver City, California. The medical group on file is Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Besser to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Besser practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Besser's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Besser is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Besser's licenses on file in 2 states: California and New York.

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation and eyelid inflammation among the conditions Dr. Besser treats.

CMS data shows 2,008 Medicare services from Dr. Besser across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 611 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $187,903 for them.

CMS counts 611 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Besser in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 288 patients. 73% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 47% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Besser's median patient age at 66, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Besser wrote 1,855 Medicare Part D claims for 400 patients. 60% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,751 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $64,767 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,695 claims across 13 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Besser for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Besser accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 201 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Besser, more than 84% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 222 general payments to Dr. Besser from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. paid the most, $27,626.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Besser, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014.

Dr. Besser graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Besser is a member of AAO.

Dr. Besser is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.