Active NPI 1841380474 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Robert Shay Bess , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Phoenix, AZ

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Robert Bess, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Phoenix, AZ. With approximately 27 years of clinical experience since graduating from Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine in 1999, Dr. Bess delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 755 E MCDOWELL RD FL 2.

Dr. Bess accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, x-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views, fusion of additional segment of spine. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

755 E Mcdowell Rd Fl 2

Phoenix, AZ 850062506

Telephone 6025213550

Fax 6026356572

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1999

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Phoenix, AZ

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

27 Yrs +2.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 24.6 Yrs

State Avg: 26.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

144 Specialists

Practicing in Phoenix, AZ (501 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

9.7% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

70.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Bess (27 Years) 27 Yrs

Phoenix Specialty Average (24.6 Years) 24.6 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	264	154	$152.34	$96.97
72082 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views	209	141	$206.37	$76.49
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	137	20	$1177.65	$402.10
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	75	$217.92	$117.74
22216 Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment	42	14	$1107.50	$372.87
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	29	25	$227.03	$136.19
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	24	13	$838.83	$265.26
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	21	21	$175.33	$56.41
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	18	17	$178.22	$95.67
22848 Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones	14	14	$1076.86	$369.94
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	14	14	$167.79	$57.68
22843 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments	13	13	$2394.00	$837.66
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	13	12	$129.00	$43.29
22214 Incision of spine to correct deformity at lower spinal column	13	13	$4356.38	$798.84

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	286	172	$137.00	$91.16
72082 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views	179	135	$190.72	$73.56
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	147	17	$1154.00	$382.70
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	76	76	$204.00	$113.35
22216 Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment	40	15	$1075.00	$355.42
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	24	23	$167.00	$49.14
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	21	13	$123.00	$41.73
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	20	12	$836.00	$252.62
22848 Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones	15	15	$1063.00	$352.66
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	13	13	$159.00	$55.70
22214 Incision of spine to correct deformity at lower spinal column	11	11	$4270.00	$758.26
72084 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, minimum of 6 views	11	11	$246.00	$103.97
22843 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments	11	11	$2394.00	$799.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	282	167	$132.85	$93.16
72082 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views	162	129	$190.13	$75.47
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	98	12	$1154.00	$391.38
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	74	74	$199.46	$114.39
22216 Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment	38	13	$1075.00	$364.13
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	29	28	$165.38	$54.97
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	26	13	$836.00	$257.62
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	24	17	$119.33	$40.96
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	19	18	$159.00	$57.24
72084 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, minimum of 6 views	13	12	$246.00	$98.12
22848 Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones	11	11	$1063.00	$360.76
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	11	11	$5493.00	$1875.82
22214 Incision of spine to correct deformity at lower spinal column	11	11	$4270.00	$770.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	318	172	$137.00	$94.64
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	192	20	$1154.00	$395.45
72082 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views	169	130	$191.00	$74.10
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	85	$204.00	$114.29
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	44	39	$167.00	$53.95
22216 Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment	44	15	$1075.00	$368.47
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	30	15	$836.00	$261.27
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	23	19	$119.17	$41.93
72084 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, minimum of 6 views	18	15	$246.00	$104.17
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	17	17	$159.00	$52.89
72083 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 4-5 views	16	11	$207.00	$84.44
22848 Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones	13	12	$1063.00	$365.07
22214 Incision of spine to correct deformity at lower spinal column	13	13	$4270.00	$775.81
22843 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments	11	11	$2394.00	$825.04

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	259	142	$137.00	$77.18
72082 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views	152	113	$191.00	$70.37
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	135	16	$1154.00	$409.56
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	60	60	$204.00	$111.50
22216 Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment	37	14	$1075.00	$380.28
G2012 Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic	32	26	$45.00	$14.88
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	28	12	$836.00	$272.01
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	25	24	$167.00	$50.77
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	23	19	$123.00	$39.77
22848 Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones	13	13	$1063.00	$378.15
22214 Incision of spine to correct deformity at lower spinal column	13	13	$4270.00	$908.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$203.00	$112.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	194	127	$137.00	$74.98
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	184	22	$1154.00	$385.30
72082 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views	174	128	$191.00	$65.58
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	63	$204.00	$109.53
22216 Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment	47	15	$1075.00	$348.20
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	32	$203.00	$108.31
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	36	17	$836.00	$255.87
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	22	20	$167.00	$51.86
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$313.00	$159.99
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	20	15	$123.00	$37.09
22848 Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones	17	17	$1063.00	$354.45
72081 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 1 view	12	12	$119.00	$37.59

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
72082 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views	191	126	$191.00	$63.07
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	183	26	$1154.00	$409.70
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	166	117	$137.00	$73.48
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	82	52	$203.00	$108.83
22216 Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment	73	17	$1075.00	$380.15
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	61	61	$204.00	$109.35
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	42	22	$836.00	$261.04
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	32	32	$313.00	$166.46
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	27	26	$167.00	$49.65
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	24	17	$123.00	$35.63
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	21	13	$117.00	$33.80
22848 Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones	16	16	$1063.00	$376.53
22634 Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc	16	12	$1478.00	$519.75
22610 Fusion of spine in upper back	15	15	$3756.48	$803.55
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	14	14	$2251.00	$799.67
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	14	14	$5610.71	$1811.93
22214 Incision of spine to correct deformity at lower spinal column	11	11	$4270.00	$774.80
20937 Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft	11	11	$496.00	$175.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	147	91	$137.00	$73.49
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	128	15	$1110.05	$395.54
72082 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views	101	67	$191.00	$63.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	81	57	$203.00	$108.23
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	45	45	$313.00	$165.11
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	43	43	$167.00	$49.43
22216 Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment	38	11	$1075.00	$380.40
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	29	13	$836.00	$274.04
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$204.00	$108.91
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	28	18	$123.00	$35.44
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	20	19	$159.00	$45.81
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	18	11	$117.00	$33.29
22848 Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones	11	11	$1026.76	$363.91

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2026-07-29

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License CO 44909

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Specialist

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X

State License CA A99663

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

10025839700 (NE)

Medicaid State Provider ID

10025609200 (NE)

Medicaid State Provider ID

10025913800 (NE)

Medicaid State Provider ID

10025913900 (NE)

Medicaid State Provider ID

10605762 (CO)

Medicaid State Provider ID

1841380474 (SD)

Medicaid State Provider ID

1841380474 (WY)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

16 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location July 29, 2026

Registered at 755 E MCDOWELL RD FL 2, PHOENIX, AZ 850062506 (Tel: 6025213550)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 29, 2026

Registered at 755 E MCDOWELL RD FL 2, PHOENIX, AZ 850062506 (Tel: 6025213550)

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Updated Practice Location August 13, 2025

Registered at 7800 E ORCHARD RD STE 350, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 801112550 (Tel: 3037885230)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 13, 2025

Registered at 8541 CATENA CT, PARKER, CO 801343218 (Tel: 7205457649)

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Updated Practice Location October 21, 2019

Registered at 1601 E 19TH AVE STE 6250, DENVER, CO 802181291 (Tel: 3035632755)

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NPI Profile Active January 23, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location January 23, 2017

Registered at 1601 E 19TH AVE STE 3800, #130, DENVER, CO 802181252 (Tel: 3035632755)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 23, 2017

Registered at 4900 S MONACO ST, SUITE 210, DENVER, CO 802373486 (Tel: 3035632755)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 23, 2017

Recorded as ROBERT BESS, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 23, 2017

Specialist (License #A99663 in CA)

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NPI Profile Active February 07, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 07, 2014

Registered at 2055 HIGH ST, #130, DENVER, CO 802055504 (Tel: 3033019006)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 07, 2014

Registered at 4900 S MONACO ST, SUITE 210, DENVER, CO 802373486 (Tel: 3033019006)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 07, 2014

Recorded as ROBERT BESS, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 07, 2014

Specialist (License #A99663 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 13, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1841380474

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: October 13, 2006

Last Update: July 29, 2026

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

755 E Mcdowell Rd Fl 2

Phoenix, AZ 850062506

Phone: 6025213550

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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