Walter a Besser,pc

Walter a Besser,pc was paid $231K by Medicaid between Dec 2018 and Jan 2023, across 3 billing codes. Its largest line is 99213, doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine) — 57% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoWALTER A BESSER,PC
ASTORIA, NY 11102

33aNPI1720235153assigned 08/27/2008

33bProvider typeAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician

28Total paid$231K

24GClaims4,507

24DCodes billed3

24AFirst – last monthDec 2018 – Jan 2023

Compared with peers

Next to other Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New York

Rank by total paid#2 of 25

Median peer was paid$6K

This provider vs. median39×

Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.

Box 24A · Dates of service

Paid by month

Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider

By year, as a table

Year	Claims	Paid
2018	49	$2K
2019	1,131	$56K
2020	818	$38K
2021	1,371	$74K
2022	1,111	$58K
2023	27	$2K

Box 24 · Service lines

What it billed for

Code	Service	Share	Claims	Bene. records	Paid
99213	Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity	57%	2,367	2,257	$133K
99203	Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, low complexity	29%	786	785	$67K
73560		14%	1,354	1,000	$32K

Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.

From NPPES

Who's on the registration

Authorized officialBESSER, WALTER (PRESIDENT)