Dr. Rick L. Bennett, M.D.
Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Florida College of Medicine (1987)
- Years since graduation
- 39
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 895
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1987Medical school: University of Florida College of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Cardiovascular Disease Physician primary
TN license 24393
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Nashville, TN
- Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN
- Maury Regional Hospital Columbia, TN
- Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville, TN
- Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski, TN
Medical groups
- Saint Thomas Medical PArtners (590 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 895
- Services billed
- 2,151
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 844 | 610 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | 536 | 493 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 192 | 189 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 94 | 50 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 81 | 81 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 79 | 79 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 78 | 78 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 68 | 68 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 66 | 66 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 32 | 32 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 494 |
| Lisinopril Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 339 |
| Eliquis (apixaban) Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 322 |
| Clopidogrel (clopidogrel bisulfate) Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 278 |
| Metoprolol Succinate Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 245 |
| Amlodipine Besylate Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 232 |
| Carvedilol Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 232 |
| Losartan Potassium Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 226 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 213 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 205 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $31.34 in total to this clinician.
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $31.34 |
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| Food and Beverage | $31.34 |
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From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.