Procedure Volume Patient Data Patient Conditions Reviews General Payments Back to Top

Home > MO Providers

Katherine M. Besselman, DPM

(Katherine Besselman)

(No ratings)

Specializes in: Foot & Ankle Surgery and Podiatry (Foot & Ankle Medicine)

Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

3701 N Saint Peters Parkway Suite C-2
Saint Peters, MO 63376

(636) 442-1541

Katherine M. Besselman, DPM is a podiatrist in Saint Peters, MO specializing in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). She graduated from Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. Katherine M. Besselman, DPM is affiliated with SSM Health, SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis and SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles.

Office Locations

3701 N Saint Peters Parkway Suite C-2
Saint Peters, MO 63376

(636) 442-1541

(636) 244-2664

open_in_new

5401 Veterans Memorial Parkway Suite 102
Saint Peters, MO 63376

open_in_new

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

debridement

foot X-ray

nail procedures

In 2013, Katherine M. Besselman, DPM performed more debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), foot X-ray, and nail procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Katherine M. Besselman, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Saint Peters, MO during 2018 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	17
nursing home care	136

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	126

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	87
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Katherine M. Besselman, DPM treated during 2018 were dementia, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	75
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Katherine M. Besselman, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Saint Peters, MO during 2019 were nursing home care, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and compression therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	15
doctor visit	131
immobilization	15
musculoskeletal imaging	78
nursing home care	178
X-rays	78

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	0
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Katherine M. Besselman, DPM treated during 2019 were hypertension, dementia, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	64
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Katherine M. Besselman, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Saint Peters, MO during 2020 were nursing home care, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	19
doctor visit	133
musculoskeletal imaging	73
nail procedures	19
nursing home care	126
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12
X-rays	73

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	455
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	255
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Katherine M. Besselman, DPM treated during 2020 were hypertension, dementia, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	62
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Katherine M. Besselman, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Saint Peters, MO during 2021 were nursing home care, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	72
doctor visit	185
injections	21
musculoskeletal imaging	75
nail procedures	72
nursing home care	116
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	58
skin procedures	58
X-rays	75

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	420
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	209
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Katherine M. Besselman, DPM treated during 2021 were hypertension, dementia, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	56
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Katherine M. Besselman, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Saint Peters, MO during 2022 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, nursing home care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	182
doctor visit	226
immobilization	13
musculoskeletal imaging	88
nail procedures	182
nursing home care	142
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	82
skin procedures	82
X-rays	88

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	592
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	331
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Katherine M. Besselman, DPM treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, dementia and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	45
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Katherine M. Besselman, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Saint Peters, MO during 2023 were nail procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	246
doctor visit	283
injections	17
musculoskeletal imaging	117
nail avulsion	14
nail procedures	260
nursing home care	78
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	118
skin procedures	118
X-rays	117

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	586
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	313
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Katherine M. Besselman, DPM treated during 2023 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and dementia.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	41
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2018 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Katherine M. Besselman, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Saint Peters, MO were nail procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nursing home care and X-rays.

aspiration	17
compression therapy	15
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	129
doctor visit	162
immobilization	14
injections	19
musculoskeletal imaging	86
nail avulsion	14
nail procedures	133
nursing home care	129
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	67
skin procedures	67
X-rays	86

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2018 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM.

**Gender**
Female	322
Male	140

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	416
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
85 and over	199
75 to 84	118
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	80

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM From 2018 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Katherine M. Besselman, DPM treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, dementia and depression.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Cancer	12
Dementia	57

Education & Training

Katherine M. Besselman, DPM graduated from Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. She completed residency at SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis. She is certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery Drug Enforcement Administration Missouri Dept of Health/Narcotics&Dangerous Drugs Missouri State Board of Registration and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Residency: SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis

Board Certification: American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery Drug Enforcement Administration Missouri Dept of Health/Narcotics&Dangerous Drugs Missouri State Board of Registration

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Katherine M. Besselman, DPM is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

SSM Health

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles

Ratings & Reviews

Katherine M. Besselman, DPM does not have any reviews yet, be the first to leave a review of Katherine M. Besselman, DPM here: Leave a Review

(No ratings)

Leave a Review

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Katherine M. Besselman, DPM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Elite Orthopedics, LLC	$1,094 $1,094
Stryker Corporation	$410 AUGMENT INJECTABLE $175	Anchorage $112	Fixos $57	Variax $42	CITREFIX $14	Other $10
Organogenesis Inc.	$168 Puraply Antimicrobial $116	PuraPly $52
Abbott Laboratories	$107 Supera peripheral stent system $107
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$33 Seglentis $33
Other	$38 JUBLIA EFINACONAZOLE $14	GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX $7	$16

**Types of Payments**
Education	$991
Food and Beverage	$859

Biography

Dr. Katie Besselman specializes in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine) and practices in Saint Peters, MO. She is affiliated with SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles and SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis.