Catherine Maynard, who works with London Ambulance Service's Cycle Response Unit, was helping a pensioner who had fallen near Endsleigh Street in central London.
The senior paramedic said: "I was waiting with my patient … to transfer him to hospital, and although I was keeping him warm it was very cold outside.
"All of a sudden, I looked up and saw someone who looked like David Beckham walking past us. He said hello and got in his car. I said to the man I was treating, 'I think that was David Beckham.’ Ten minutes later, he came back with a cup of coffee for me and a tea for the patient.
"We were both very amused, and flattered. It was awful cycling around in the cold today and I couldn't believe it when he came back with some hot drinks."
Ms Maynard has not always been so well supported in the past.
A year ago, she and a crewmate were assaulted by two separate patients within a couple of days.
But after posing for a picture with one of the world’s most famous footballers, she said: “I was so chuffed."
London Ambulance Service said Beckham had shown that he "respects the service's hard-working paramedics and even a gesture as small as buying a cup of coffee makes our crews feel appreciated."
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