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Dr. David L. Besser, MD

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

712 Main Street
Islip, NY 11751

(631) 666-3939

Dr. David L. Besser, MD is a neurologist in Islip, NY specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease).

Office Locations

712 Main Street
Islip, NY 11751

(631) 666-3939

(631) 666-3994

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Besser, MD treated as a neurologist in Islip, NY during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, electroencephalography (EEG), cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Besser, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	46
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	15
blood draw	20
cardiac procedures	508
chemotherapy	15
diagnostic procedures	3688
doctor visit	30
electroencephalography (EEG)	514
evoked potential test	146
minimally invasive procedures	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	443
vascular procedures	443

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Besser, MD treated as a neurologist in Islip, NY during 2013 were electroencephalography (EEG), ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Besser, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	25
blood draw	47
cardiac procedures	480
chemotherapy	25
diagnostic procedures	475
doctor visit	51
electroencephalography (EEG)	490
evoked potential test	247
minimally invasive procedures	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	482
vascular procedures	482

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Besser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	609
Female	887

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1272
Black	79
Hispanic	99
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	493
From 75 to 84	390
85 and over	132
Less than 65	481

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Besser, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	29
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Besser, MD treated as a neurologist in Islip, NY during 2014 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, diagnostic procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Besser, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	26
blood draw	36
cardiac procedures	194
chemotherapy	26
diagnostic procedures	231
doctor visit	14
electroencephalography (EEG)	192
evoked potential test	113
minimally invasive procedures	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	246
vascular procedures	246

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Besser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	461

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	667
Black	33
Hispanic	62
Asian	14
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	67
Less than 65	241

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Besser, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	41
Dementia	29
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2014

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Besser, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David L. Besser, MD treated as a neurologist in Islip, NY were diagnostic procedures, electroencephalography (EEG), cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

ambulatory monitoring	46
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	22
blood draw	34
cardiac procedures	394
chemotherapy	22
diagnostic procedures	1464
doctor visit	31
electroencephalography (EEG)	398
evoked potential test	168
minimally invasive procedures	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	390
vascular procedures	390

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2014

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Besser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	313
Female	449

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	37
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	646
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	53
Other	15

**Age**
75 to 84	200
85 and over	66
Less than 65	240
65 to 74	255

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Besser, MD From 2012 - 2014

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David L. Besser, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	19
Cancer	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David L. Besser, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$142 Deep Brain Neurostimulation $130	Drug Infusion Systems - Neuro $12
NATUS MEDICAL INCORPORATED	$72 $72
EISAI INC.	$67 Fycompa $67
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$53 Cardiac Monitors - Insertable $53
UCB, Inc.	$41 Vimpat $41
Other	$111 Horizant $29	Botox Therapeutic $25	Gilenya $18	AUBAGIO $14	GENERAL - DBS $14	Other $12