Dr. Fritz R. Bech, MD

  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • Vascular surgeon
NPI1831287242
Medicare services, 2024
184
Medicare patients, 2024
138
Part D claims, 2024
54
Publications
7
Industry payments
$2,013
Practice address
1200 E 3900 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84124
Practice phone
Call (801) 743-4750
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Primary practice

Mountainstar Cardiovascular Surgery

Salt Lake City, Utah

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Dr. Fritz R. Bech is a vascular surgeon in Salt Lake City, Utah

Dr. Bech practices at Mountainstar Cardiovascular Surgery in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dr. Bech's NPI, 1831287242, was assigned on October 11, 2006. Dr. Bech holds Mississippi license 25429.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
October 11, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(801) 743-4750
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
67
Medical school graduation
1985

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

Dr. Fritz R. Bech practices at Mountainstar Cardiovascular Surgery in Salt Lake City, Utah

Dr. Bech's primary practice is Mountainstar Cardiovascular Surgery, at 1200 E 3900 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84124 in Salt Lake County. The practice phone is (801) 743-4750.

  • Mountainstar Cardiovascular Surgery
    1200 E 3900 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84124 · Salt Lake CountyPhone(801) 743-4750

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

Dr. Fritz R. Bech is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Bech's primary practice is Mountainstar Cardiovascular Surgery in Salt Lake City, Utah. The medical group on file is MountainStar Cardiovascular Surgery. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bech to 1 more group practice or clinic, 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. Fritz R. Bech's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mountainstar Cardiovascular SurgeryAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Fritz R. Bech is one of 33 vascular surgeons in Utah

Vascular surgery is Dr. Bech's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dmand AI has Dr. Bech's licenses on file in 2 states: Mississippi and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Vascular surgery, MississippiPrimaryLicense 25429 · taxonomy 2086S0129X
  • Pennsylvania licenseLicense MD061780L

Vascular surgeons near Dr. Bech

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

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Dr. Fritz R. Bech billed Medicare for 184 services in 2024

CMS data shows 184 Medicare services from Dr. Bech across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 138 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,824 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024184
Medicare patients138
Paid by Medicare$10,824
Procedure codes7

Dr. Bech's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1532024: 9339%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1702024: 9146%
Surgery
2023: 122024: 0100%

Dr. Bech compared with the Utah median for vascular surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Bech
  • Utah median
Medicare services
184vs 44459% below
Medicare patients
138vs 39665% below
Part D claims
30vs 2425% above

Medians across 32 vascular surgeons in Utah with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bech's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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. Fritz R. Bech treated 138 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bech in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 55 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.99, 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. Bech's median patient age at 72, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 2024138
Average age73
Average risk score3.99
Also on Medicaid17%

Dr. Bech's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Bech's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5741%
  • Men8159%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bech's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Chronic kidney disease57%
  4. Diabetes55%
  5. Arthritis46%
  6. Ischemic heart disease46%
  7. Heart failure40%
  8. Atrial fibrillation30%

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

Dr. Bech's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men53%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Fritz R. Bech wrote 54 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bech wrote 54 Medicare Part D claims for 42 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 30 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $110 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 39 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202454
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$110
Part D patients42

Dr. Bech's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

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. Bech's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids70%38 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, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 392024: 3023%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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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), 2024 data

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Dr. Fritz R. Bech has 7 publications on record

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Bech, published from 2011 to 2015. 2011 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Postoperative Complications. Dr. Bech's most frequent co-authors are Glenn Matthew Chertow, MD, Kristan Lea Staudenmayer, MD and Oliver Oppers Aalami, MD.

Papers7
Years published2011 to 2015

Dr. Bech's papers by year, 2011 to 2015

Topics Dr. Bech writes about most

  • Postoperative Complications

Dr. Bech's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Bech

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Fritz R. Bech received $2,013 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 34 general payments to Dr. Bech from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 69% of the total. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. paid the most, $1,247.

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

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

$2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,38069%
  • Travel and lodging$63431%

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

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

Sources for Dr. Fritz R. Bech'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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Fritz R. Bech's NPI number?

Dr. Fritz R. Bech's NPI number is 1831287242. It was assigned on October 11, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Fritz R. Bech?

Dr. Fritz R. Bech is a vascular surgeon in Salt Lake City, Utah. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Vascular Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0129X).

Where does Dr. Fritz R. Bech practice?

Dr. Bech practices at 1200 E 3900 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84124. Dr. Bech's primary practice is Mountainstar Cardiovascular Surgery in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bech to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Fritz R. Bech's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bech is (801) 743-4750.

What is Dr. Fritz R. Bech's medical license number?

Dr. Bech holds Mississippi license 25429, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Fritz R. Bech been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bech in Mississippi and Pennsylvania.

What medical group is Dr. Fritz R. Bech part of?

Dr. Bech is linked to MountainStar Cardiovascular Surgery.

Does Dr. Fritz R. Bech accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bech billed Medicare for 184 services in 2024.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Fritz R. Bech see?

CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bech in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Fritz R. Bech bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bech's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99212), blood vessel study (93922) and office visit, established patient (99213).

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What drugs does Dr. Fritz R. Bech prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bech's most prescribed drugs by claims were Acetaminophen-Codeine.

Has Dr. Fritz R. Bech received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,013 in general payments to Dr. Bech from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

How long has Dr. Fritz R. Bech been practicing?

Dr. Bech graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.

Does Dr. Fritz R. Bech do research?

Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Bech, published from 2011 to 2015.

Who does Dr. Fritz R. Bech publish with?

Dr. Bech's most frequent co-authors are Glenn Matthew Chertow, MD (2 shared papers), Kristan Lea Staudenmayer, MD (2 shared papers) and Oliver Oppers Aalami, MD (1 shared paper).

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