Dr. Robert James Bess, MD

  • Greenwood Village, CO
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1083672570PAC ID5092773044
Medicare services, 2023
48
Medicare patients, 2026
14
Part D claims, 2026
54
Industry payments
$44,414
Affiliated sites
4
Practice address
7800 E Orchard Rd, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Practice phone
Call (303) 951-8100
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Primary practice

Denver Diagnostic ASC, LLC

Greenwood Village, Colorado

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Dr. Robert James Bess is an orthopedic surgeon in Greenwood Village, Colorado

Dr. Bess practices at Denver Diagnostic ASC, LLC in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Dr. Bess' NPI, 1083672570, was assigned on May 3, 2006. Dr. Bess graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 1979. Dr. Bess holds Colorado license MD23167.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5092773044
NPI enumeration date
May 3, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(303) 951-8100
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
73
Medical school graduation
1979

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Robert James Bess practices at Denver Diagnostic ASC, LLC in Greenwood Village, Colorado

Dr. Bess' primary practice is Denver Diagnostic ASC, LLC, at 7800 E Orchard Rd, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 in Arapahoe County. The practice phone is (303) 951-8100.

  • Denver Diagnostic ASC, LLC
    7800 E Orchard Rd, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 · Arapahoe CountyPhone(303) 951-8100

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Robert James Bess is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Bess' primary practice is Denver Diagnostic ASC, LLC in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The medical group on file is Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bess to 2 more physician offices, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 therapy and rehab clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert James Bess' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bess practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Denver Diagnostic ASC, LLCAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Robert James Bess is one of 387 orthopedic surgeons in Colorado

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Bess' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Bess is licensed in Colorado.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, ColoradoPrimaryLicense MD23167 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Bess

Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

387orthopedic surgeons in Colorado
3orthopedic surgeons in Greenwood Village

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Robert James Bess billed Medicare for 48 services in 2023

CMS data shows 48 Medicare services from Dr. Bess across 1 procedure code in 2023, all of them office visits, for 14 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,482 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202348
Medicare patients14
Paid by Medicare$3,482
Procedure codes1

Dr. Bess' Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Office and hospital visits
2022: 502023: 484%

Dr. Bess compared with the Colorado median for orthopedic surgeons, 2023

  • Dr. Bess
  • Colorado median
Medicare services
48vs 70093% below
Medicare patients
14vs 19693% below
Part D claims
48vs 6425% below

Medians across 373 orthopedic surgeons in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bess' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Robert James Bess treated 14 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 69

CMS counts 14 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bess in 2026. The largest group is 85 and over, with 0 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bess' median patient age at 54, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 202614
Average age69
Average risk score1.01

Dr. Bess' Medicare patients by age, 2026

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bess' Medicare patients, 2026

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol75%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Bess' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 54

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men50%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. Robert James Bess wrote 54 Medicare Part D claims in 2026

In 2026, Dr. Bess wrote 54 Medicare Part D claims for 23 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 48 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $492 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 44 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202654
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$492
Part D patients23

Dr. Bess' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2026

  • Generic53 claims98%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims2%

Dr. Bess' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Bess' Part D claims, 2026

  • Opioids31%17 of 54 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 442023: 489%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2023, 2 in 2022.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

How Dr. Robert James Bess takes part in Medicare

Dr. Bess accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Robert James Bess received $44,414 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 107 general payments to Dr. Bess from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 40% of the total. Globus Medical, Inc. paid the most, $15,227. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $1,710 in 2017.

General payments to Dr. Bess by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Bess by kind, 2016 to 2025

$44.4Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$17,97740%
  • Royalties and licenses$15,22734%
  • Food and beverage$4,43010%
  • Education$3,6008%
  • Other$3,1807%

Companies that paid Dr. Bess the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Robert James Bess graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver

Dr. Bess graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 1979.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Robert James Bess's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Robert James Bess' NPI number?

Dr. Robert James Bess' NPI number is 1083672570. It was assigned on May 3, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert James Bess?

Dr. Robert James Bess is an orthopedic surgeon in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Robert James Bess practice?

Dr. Bess practices at 7800 E Orchard Rd, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Dr. Bess' primary practice is Denver Diagnostic ASC, LLC in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bess to 2 physician offices, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 therapy and rehab clinic and 1 medical group, and a free account names each one.

What is Dr. Robert James Bess' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bess is (303) 951-8100. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.

What is Dr. Robert James Bess' email address?

Dmand AI checks professional and personal email addresses for Dr. Bess through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. They are available with a free Dmand AI account.

What is Dr. Robert James Bess' medical license number?

Dr. Bess holds Colorado license MD23167.

What medical group is Dr. Robert James Bess part of?

Dr. Bess is linked to Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI links Dr. Bess to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

Who does Dr. Robert James Bess practice with?

Dmand AI links 1,535 HCPs to Dr. Bess' primary medical group, 123 of them orthopedic surgeons. A free account lists them, with verified contacts.

Does Dr. Robert James Bess accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bess billed Medicare for 48 services in 2023, and Dr. Bess accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert James Bess see?

CMS counts 14 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bess in 2026, with an average age of 69.

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What services does Dr. Robert James Bess bill to Medicare?

In 2023, Dr. Bess' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Robert James Bess go to medical school?

Dr. Bess graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 1979.

What drugs does Dr. Robert James Bess prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bess' most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Methylprednisolone and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Robert James Bess received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $44,414 in general payments to Dr. Bess from 34 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Globus Medical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Robert James Bess been practicing?

Dr. Bess graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.

What EHR does Dr. Robert James Bess' practice use?

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Denver Diagnostic ASC, LLC and at 4 more sites and 1 medical group. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.

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