Simon Bessette , PA-C
Physician Assistant • Athens, TN
421 Old Riceville Rd Ste 2
Athens, TN 373033074
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Simon Bessette is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on February 22, 2019; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 127 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Qulipta (Atogepant) — 22 prescription fills, including refills.
- Duloxetine Hcl — 21 prescription fills, including refills.
- Tizanidine Hcl — 20 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 8 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Part D prescriptions among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Athens, TN (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 131. Middle half: 90 to 290.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tennessee (2024, 1,654 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 279. Middle half: 87 to 920.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 20 in 2022 to 127 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
421 Old Riceville Rd Ste 2
Athens, TN 373033074
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
148 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$44,515 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $24,044.70 across 338 records.
By nature of payment (3 largest of 4)
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program: $15,225.00 across 14 records.
- Food and Beverage: $7,779.65 across 320 records.
- Consulting Fee: $675.00 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 32)
- ABBVIE INC.: $16,124.63 across 104 records.
- Pfizer Inc.: $2,074.26 across 19 records.
- Lundbeck LLC: $1,275.14 across 15 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2019
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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 Athens and Tennessee
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Athens, TN (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 131. Middle half: 90 to 290.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tennessee (2024, 1,654 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 279. Middle half: 87 to 920.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Athens, TN (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,366. Middle half: $844 to $7,621.
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tennessee (2024, 1,654 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,061. Middle half: $870 to $90,254.
14 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Athens, TN (3,057 in Tennessee).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Athens
0% of these 14 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
35.7% of these 14 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 535% from 20 in 2022 to 127 in 2024.
- 2022: 20
- 2023: 84
- 2024: 127
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 640% from 20 in 2022 to 148 in 2024.
- 2022: 20
- 2023: 84
- 2024: 148
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 111% from $21,147 in 2022 to $44,515 in 2024.
- 2022: $21,147
- 2023: $74,933
- 2024: $44,515
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $51.53 in 2021 to $24,044.70 in 2025.
- 2021: $51.53
- 2022: $4,503.52
- 2023: $6,468.43
- 2024: $10,573.53
- 2025: $24,044.70
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 338 records totaling $24,044.70.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Pfizer Inc. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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NURTEC ODT | General | $1,525.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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QULIPTA | General | $1,400.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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UBRELVY | General | $1,400.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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QULIPTA | General | $1,400.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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QULIPTA | General | $1,000.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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QULIPTA | General | $1,000.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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QULIPTA | General | $1,000.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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QULIPTA | General | $1,000.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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QULIPTA | General | $1,000.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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QULIPTA | General | $1,000.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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UBRELVY | General | $1,000.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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QULIPTA | General | $1,000.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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QULIPTA | General | $1,000.00 |
| Lundbeck LLC |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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VYEPTI | General | $675.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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QULIPTA | General | $500.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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QULIPTA | General | $163.80 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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QULIPTA | General | $152.09 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Symbravo | General | $133.15 |
| Lundbeck LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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VYEPTI | General | $124.71 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $123.19 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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QULIPTA | General | $120.54 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Symbravo | General | $110.53 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UBRELVY | General | $104.04 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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QULIPTA | General | $95.25 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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QULIPTA | General | $94.33 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Qulipta | Atogepant | 22 | 720 | $24,750.27 | — |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 21 | 840 | $228.61 | — |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 20 | 840 | $267.40 | — |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 15 | 450 | $13.19 | — |
| Rizatriptan | Rizatriptan Benzoate | 14 | 480 | $92.88 | — |
| Eszopiclone | Eszopiclone | 12 | 360 | $236.40 | — |
| Ubrelvy | Ubrogepant | 12 | 360 | $18,794.70 | — |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 11 | 390 | $131.72 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
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
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated February 22, 2019.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from March 2019 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Athens
- Gabriella Lozeau, PA-C
- Robert Chin, PA-C
- Michael Bruce, PA
- Brandon Watson, PA
- Ryan Mcnabb, PA
- Anthony Gordon
Mailing Address
421 Old Riceville Rd Ste 2
Athens, TN 373033074
Phone: 4237448755