Dr. Peter Jeffrey Bechtel, MD

Dr. Bechtel practices at Mission Hospital McDowell in Marion, North Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Bechtel's NPI, 1144481383, was assigned on June 20, 2008. Dr. Bechtel holds South Carolina license 35614.

Dr. Bechtel's primary practice is Mission Hospital McDowell, at 430 Rankin Drive P O Box 730, Marion, NC 28752 in Mc Dowell County. The practice phone is (828) 659-5000.

Dr. Bechtel's primary practice is Mission Hospital McDowell in Marion, North Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Bechtel is also affiliated with Mission Hospital. The medical group on file is Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bechtel to 1 more hospital, 6 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 rural health clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bechtel practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Bechtel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Bechtel's licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 92 Medicare services from Dr. Bechtel across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 81 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,697 for them.

CMS counts 81 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bechtel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 44 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.50, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bechtel's median patient age at 70, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bechtel wrote 291 Medicare Part D claims for 101 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 223 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $27,124 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 382 claims across 15 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Bechtel for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Bechtel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Bechtel, more than 48% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 25 papers to Dr. Bechtel, published from 2011 to 2023. 2013 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Food Handling, Water and Amino Acids. Dr. Bechtel has published most often in Food Sci Nutr. Dr. Bechtel's most frequent co-authors are Scott A. Smiley, MD and Richard C. Boorse, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 96 general payments to Dr. Bechtel from 44 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $8,225.