Dr. Bart A. Chess, MD

Dr. Chess practices at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of Highmark Health.

Dr. Chess' NPI, 1023037413, was assigned on July 18, 2006. Dr. Chess graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Chess holds Pennsylvania license MD430201.

Dr. Chess' primary practice is Allegheny General Hospital, at 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (412) 359-3131.

Dr. Chess' primary practice is Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of Highmark Health. Dr. Chess is also affiliated with West Penn Hospital. The medical group on file is AHN Primary Care - Family Med Associates at H+W Pavilion Bethel Park. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chess to 3 more hospitals, 1 breast imaging center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chess practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Vascular surgery is Dr. Chess' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Chess is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 661 Medicare services from Dr. Chess across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 442 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,390 for them.

CMS counts 442 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chess in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 231 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.97, 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. Chess' median patient age at 72, with 37% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chess wrote 422 Medicare Part D claims for 122 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 392 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $106,736 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 265 claims across 9 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Chess for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Chess accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Chess, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

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

Varicose vein removal: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Chess, published from 2011 to 2024. 2023 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia and Ischemia. Dr. Chess has published most often in J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Dr. Chess' most frequent co-authors are Daniel Cormican, MD, Dean Alan Healy, MD and Stephen H. Bailey, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Chess to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal and Aortic Aneurysm.

CMS Open Payments shows 136 general payments to Dr. Chess from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 55% of the total. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. paid the most, $3,560.

Dr. Chess graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1996.