Simon Bessette, PA-C
NPI 1942767264ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Athens, TN
Physician Assistant (PA-C) in Athens, Tennessee, licensed in TN, with an NPI issued in February 2019. Part D covered 195 prescriptions written in 2024, 79% of them generic. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 32 companies reporting payments in 2025, $24,045 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1942767264 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 22, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 3808 | TN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Not in the public enrollment file of Oct 1, 2026 |
|---|
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 195 · 232 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 14 |
| Total drug cost | $53,325 |
| Generic share | 79% of claims |
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$24,045 · 338 payments from 32 companies
- 2024$10,574 · 262 payments from 32 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $16,125 | 104 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $2,074 | 19 |
| Lundbeck LLC | $1,275 | 15 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $770.45 | 22 |
| Ucb, Inc. | $563.88 | 31 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$15,225 · 14 payments
- Food and Beverage$7,780 · 320 payments
- Consulting Fee$675.00 · 1 payment
- Travel and Lodging$365.05 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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