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Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD

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48 W 1500 N
NEPHI, UT 84648

(435) 623-3200

Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD is a family medicine practitioner in NEPHI, UT specializing in family medicine.

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48 W 1500 N
NEPHI, UT 84648

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In The News

“Preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Joyce and her husband Ken.A Special thanks to Dr. James Besendorfer, President Craig Hitchcock, the doctors, nurses and staff at the Nephi Medical...”—"Obituary: MEMMOTT, WANDA", Desert News, December 2012

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in NEPHI, UT during 2012 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	1161
emergency care	67
hospital care	205
injections	15
inpatient care	205
lab tests	523
nursing home care	65
preventive care	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
vaccines	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in NEPHI, UT during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	858
emergency care	95
hospital care	245
injections	26
inpatient care	245
lab tests	205
nursing home care	51
preventive care	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
vaccines	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	60
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in NEPHI, UT during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	813
emergency care	108
hospital care	241
injections	26
inpatient care	241
lab tests	161
nursing home care	103
preventive care	34
vaccines	34

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	55
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	22
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in NEPHI, UT during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, emergency care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	758
emergency care	100
hospital care	194
injections	20
inpatient care	180
lab tests	96
nursing home care	34
outpatient care	14
preventive care	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
vaccines	27

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	752
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	106
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	24
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in NEPHI, UT during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	812
emergency care	105
hospital care	278
inpatient care	263
lab tests	144
nursing home care	52
outpatient care	15
preventive care	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	30
skin procedures	30
vaccines	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	381
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	61
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	23
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in NEPHI, UT during 2017 were hospital care, lab tests, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	762
emergency care	53
hospital care	170
injections	14
inpatient care	158
lab tests	163
nursing home care	25
outpatient care	12
preventive care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	33
skin procedures	33
vaccines	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	181

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	52
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	17
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	14
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in NEPHI, UT during 2018 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	747
emergency care	19
hospital care	85
injections	23
inpatient care	85
lab tests	122
preventive care	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
vaccines	23

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	39
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	24
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in NEPHI, UT during 2019 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
doctor visit	771
emergency care	31
hospital care	125
injections	27
inpatient care	125
lab tests	138
preventive care	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
vaccines	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	303
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	39
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	22
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in NEPHI, UT during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	452
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73
lab tests	59
preventive care	12
vaccines	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	114

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	34
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	13
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in NEPHI, UT during 2021 were outpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	448
hospital care	13
outpatient care	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	124

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	35
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	38
High Cholesterol	19
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in NEPHI, UT during 2022 were outpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	368
hospital care	12
outpatient care	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	102

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	32
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in NEPHI, UT were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and emergency care.

aspiration	21
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	722
emergency care	72
hospital care	149
injections	21
inpatient care	175
lab tests	179
nursing home care	55
outpatient care	13
preventive care	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
vaccines	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD.

**Gender**
Female	176
Male	146

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	225
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	46
75 to 84	99
Less than 65	48
65 to 74	129

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	22
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	10
Cancer	4

Education & Training

He completed residency at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. He has a state license in Utah.

Residency: Iowa Lutheran Hospital

Licensed In: Utah

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie Inc.	$452 VRAYLAR $327	UBRELVY $58	DALVANCE $43	QULIPTA $24
Pfizer Inc.	$334 EUCRISA $80	COLOGUARD $75	ABRYSVO $35	LYRICA $32	CHANTIX $25	Other $87
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$245 SHINGRIX $102	ANORO $70	BOOSTRIX $23	BEXSERO $22	ANORO ELLIPTA $16	Other $13
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$200 NON-PRODUCT $50	BELSOMRA $45	DULERA $27	SEGLUROMET $21	NEXPLANON $19	Other $40
Actavis Pharma Inc	$186 DALVANCE $115	LINZESS $38	VIBERZI $19	SAPHRIS $15
Other	$1,864 Yupelri $110	LATUDA $109	DALVANCE $103	LANTUS $100	TOUJEO $72	Other $1,371

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,119
Education	$100
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$63

Biography

Dr. James Besendorfer is a physician who specializes in family medicine. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Nephi, UT. After completing medical school at the University of Utah School of Medicine, he performed his residency at Iowa Lutheran Hospital.

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In The News

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Besendorfer, MD From 2012 - 2022

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General Payments

Biography

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