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Dr. William R. Bess Jr., MD

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Specializes in: Emergency Medicine

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (1976)

14558 Danville Pike
Laurel Fork, VA 24352

(276) 398-2292

Dr. William R. Bess Jr., MD is an emergency medicine doctor in Laurel Fork, VA specializing in emergency medicine. He graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1976 and has 48 years of experience. Dr. William R. Bess Jr., MD is affiliated with TRI AREA COMMUNITY HEALTH.

Office Locations

Address:

14558 Danville Pike
Laurel Fork, VA 24352

blood draw	11
breathing treatment	13
doctor visit	529
lab tests	216
preventive care	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	35
vaccines	14
X-rays	35

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	615
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	70
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

doctor visit	641
lab tests	188
pulmonary testing	10
thoracic (chest) imaging	51
X-rays	51

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	445

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	720
Black	18
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	77
Less than 65	86

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

doctor visit	460

**Gender**
Male	344
Female	576

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	866
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	430
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	116
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

blood draw	43
lab tests	48
thoracic (chest) imaging	69
X-rays	69

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	78

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	23
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

blood draw	40
lab tests	90
thoracic (chest) imaging	71
X-rays	71

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	84

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	22
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

blood draw	41
lab tests	61

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	74

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	15
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

blood draw	25
eye procedures	10
lab tests	48

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	65

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

blood draw	26
lab tests	20

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	14
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

blood draw	39
lab tests	45

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Bess Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William R. Bess Jr., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Laurel Fork, VA were lab tests, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and blood draw.

blood draw	32
doctor visit	545
eye procedures	10
lab tests	92
preventive care	14
pulmonary testing	10
thoracic (chest) imaging	56
vaccines	14
X-rays	56

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Bess Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	220
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	81
85 and over	33
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	143

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Bess Jr., MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William R. Bess Jr., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	5
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. William R. Bess Jr., MD graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1976. He has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (1976)

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William R. Bess Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

TRI AREA COMMUNITY HEALTH

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. William R. Bess Jr., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$164 RYBELSUS $70	Tresiba $63	Ozempic $31
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$100 FARXIGA $100
Pfizer Inc.	$98 PREVNAR - 13 $74	PREVNAR 13 $12	COLOGUARD $12
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$73 TOUJEO $38	SOLIQUA $22	SOLIQUA 100/33 $13
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$27 Hetlioz $27
Other	$110 Cologuard Collection Kit $21	Evekeo $16	WELLBUTRIN $14	GENERAL - THERAPIES $14	Alinia Tablets 500mg 12 count bottle $12	Other $33

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$571

Biography

Dr. William Bess' medical specialty is emergency medicine. He attended medical school at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine.

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