Joseph Besho, M.D.
NPI 1780039925ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Vascular Surgery· Houston, TX
Surgery, Vascular Surgery (M.D.) with Tmh Physician Associates PLLC and 1 other group, practicing in Houston, Texas. In 2024 Medicare paid $235,466 for 440 patients, and Part D covered 349 of their prescriptions, 88% of them generic. Abbott Laboratories was the largest of 18 companies reporting payments in 2025, $5,077 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1780039925 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Apr 25, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 11, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery, Vascular Surgery Primary | 2086S0129X | T3040 | TX |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Vascular Surgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 440 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,478 across 105 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $235,466 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 349 · 589 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 109 |
| Total drug cost | $37,086 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Vascular Surgery |
Medical groups
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCKaty, TX · 1,690 clinicians
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX · 1,528 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands, TX
- Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$5,077 · 81 payments from 18 companies
- 2024$6,412 · 68 payments from 25 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $3,471 | 16 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $395.56 | 8 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $340.27 | 18 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $173.83 | 7 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $169.31 | 11 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,265 · 76 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,812 · 4 payments
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$1,000 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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