Dr. Joel Edward Pessa, MD

Dr. Pessa practices at Pathology Consultants - Bismarck in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Dr. Pessa's NPI, 1326034018, was assigned on September 27, 2005. Dr. Pessa holds North Dakota license 19723.

Dr. Pessa's primary practice is Pathology Consultants - Bismarck, at 3502 Franklin Ave, Bismarck, ND 58503. The practice phone is (701) 222-2480.

Dr. Pessa's primary practice is Pathology Consultants - Bismarck in Bismarck, North Dakota. Dr. Pessa is also affiliated with Trinity Hospital. The medical group on file is SMP Health, St. Aloisius. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pessa 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. Pessa practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Pessa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dmand AI has Dr. Pessa's licenses on file in 3 states: North Dakota, Kentucky and West Virginia.

CMS data shows 389 Medicare services from Dr. Pessa across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 231 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,402 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 231 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pessa in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 104 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pessa's median patient age at 69, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pessa wrote 260 Medicare Part D claims for 111 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 175 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,008 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Pessa for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pessa accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 22 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Pessa, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 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)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 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)

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Pessa, published from 2011 to 2024. 2011 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Adipose Tissue, Cadaver and Face. Dr. Pessa has published most often in Aesthet Surg J. Dr. Pessa's most frequent co-authors are Rodney J. Rohrich, MD, Jeffrey Miller Kenkel, MD and Coy D. Heldermon, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Pessa from 1 drug or device company in 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Organogenesis Inc. paid the most, $16.