Vanessa Smith Bester , PA
Physician Assistant β’ Minneapolis, MN
425 20th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 554544400
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
425 20th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 554544400
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Hudson, WI; Seattle, WA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021β2025.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Minneapolis and Minnesota
507 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Minneapolis, MN (4,065 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Minneapolis
21.3% of these 507 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
69.2% of these 507 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-11-30NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Secondary Practice Locations
1959 Ne Pacific St
Seattle, WA 981950001
Phone: 2065984300
403 Stageline Rd
Hudson, WI 540167848
Phone: 7155316800
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Dentist - General Practice
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric/Mental Health
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Additional practice office at 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 981950001
Additional practice office at 403 Stageline Rd, Hudson, WI 540167848
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: WA PA60342141)
Registered at 425 20TH AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 554544400 (Tel: 6123324973)
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: MN 12386)
Registered at 425 20TH AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 554544400 (Tel: 6123324973)
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: WI 4246)
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: WA PA60342141)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 403 STAGELINE RD, HUDSON, WI 540167848 (Tel: 7155316800)
Registered at 403 STAGELINE RD, HUDSON, WI 540167848 (Tel: 7155316800)
Recorded as VANESSA BESTER, PA
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: WI 4246)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1959 NE PACIFIC ST, SEATTLE, WA 981950001 (Tel: 2065984300)
Registered at PO BOX 50095, SEATTLE, WA 981455095 (Tel: 2065205700)
Recorded as VANESSA BESTER, PA
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: WA PA60342141)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Minneapolis
- Jennifer Gray, PA-C
- Huong Timp, PA
- Hannah Sayner Kulman
- Cara Simone, PA-C
- Mollie Carr, RD
- Ricky Chan, PA-C
Mailing Address
425 20th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 554544400
Phone: 6123324973