Joseph C Bessler, MD

Primary Care, Internal Medicine

5 out of 5

Virtual Visits Available

Book Online 804-462-5155

Meet Joseph

Internal medicine allows me to connect with people at times in their lives where they are most vulnerable and in need of help. I enjoy the challenge of diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of emergent and nonemergent problems. The secret to this calling is being able to connect with the patients on a personal level. Once you are able to make that connections, it is no longer work.

Overview

Gender: Male
Languages: English
Age Groups Seen: Teenagers

Adults

Geriatrics
Hospital Affiliations: Bon Secours - Rappahannock General Hospital

Experience

Provider Education

Fletcher Allen Health Care Residency, Internal Medicine, 1994

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Internship, Internal Medicine, 1989

University Of Virginia School Of Medicine Medical School, 1988

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine Board Certification

Places of Care

Insurances Accepted

Information is subject to change without notice. Please contact your insurance provider for confirmation.

Aetna Better Health VA
Aetna Health Insurance Company VA
Anthem Elevance Health BCBS VA
Beacon Health VA
Cigna VA
ClearSpring Healthcare
Humana Military VA
Humana VA
Johns Hopkins Health Plans VA (USFHP)
Medcost VA
Medicaid Virginia VA
Medicare Railroad (Palmetto GBA) VA
Medicare VA
Molina Complete Care VA
Multiplan VA
Optum VA
Payer Provider
Sedgwick/Careworks KY OH SC VA
Sentara Health Plan VA
United Healthcare VA
Virginia Premier Health Plan

Ratings & Reviews

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Overall Score

5 out of 5 194 ratings, 27 reviews

Patient Reviews

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	May 2025 Dr Bessler is without a doubt the very best primary care physician I have ever seen. It would be wonderful if we could clone him.
	May 2025 Dr. Bessler takes extremely good care of me.
	May 2025 Dr Bessler does an outstanding job in big listening and understanding my concerns and provides exceptional informative assessment of problems as well as positioning next steps and alternatives if appropriate. Clearly the best doctor I've ever worked with !!
	May 2025 We've been seeing this doctor for 30 years. ;-) We love him.
	April 2025 Dr. Bessler is the best!! He always is interested in my well being, listens well and helps with any decisions I am trying to make. He is very caring and compassionate and always professional.
	April 2025 Good
	April 2025 Very good
	March 2025 Always a good experience with Dr Bessler