What is James Benner's specialty?

James Benner (NPI 1447336177) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Thoracic Surgery in North Charleston, SC.

Where does James Benner practice?

James Benner practices in North Charleston, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1447336177.

How much does Medicare pay James Benner?

James Benner (NPI 1447336177) received approximately $200K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 189 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1447336177

James BennerM.D.

Thoracic SurgeryNorth Charleston, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

271

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

280

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$95K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 44 Thoracic Surgery providers in SC — above median (cohort median 272).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$684

Distinct drugs

Brand share

70.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen23 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate22 claims

Oxycodone Hcl19 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.4

Quality

78.2

Cost

73.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

98.0

Payment adjustment

0.48%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$592

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$592

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$592

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Benner's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 30 inbound referrers · 101 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER LLC	488	1,663
David Blease Physician Assistant · North Charleston, SC	116	265
John Mcgue Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Pleasant, SC	92	181
Phillip Raduazo Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	89	209
MULLANEY, JOSEPH	83	206
Brian Burke Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Pleasant, SC	79	218
Matthew Dunn Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	79	213
Thomas Puckette Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Pleasant, SC	69	155
Aron Rosenthal Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Pleasant, SC	60	151
COSCO, FREDERICK	44	113
Mark Coker Cardiology · Ladson, SC	34	175
Leia Elias Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Charleston, SC	31	50

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER LLC	240	840
David Blease Physician Assistant · North Charleston, SC	147	328
PLEWINSKI, KOREY	145	284
Mark Greenslit Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Pleasant, SC	85	264
Rand Cuthbertson Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	84	284
Jon Carmain Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Pleasant, SC	84	282
David Handshoe Pulmonary Disease · Summerville, SC	79	220
Joshua Macatol Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Pleasant, SC	79	260
Jeffrey Short Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Pleasant, SC	74	223
GAROVICH, MICHAEL	73	217
Phillip Raduazo Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	72	207
Thomas Puckette Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Pleasant, SC	65	205

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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