Dr. Benjamin D. Westerhaus, MD

Dr. Westerhaus practices at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, part of Tenet Healthcare.

Dr. Westerhaus' NPI, 1750817367, was assigned on May 3, 2017. Dr. Westerhaus graduated from University of Kansas School of Medicine - Kansas City in 2017. Dr. Westerhaus holds Florida license ME149026.

Dr. Westerhaus' primary practice is St. Mary's Medical Center, at 901 45th St, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 in Palm Beach County. The practice phone is (561) 840-6202.

Dr. Westerhaus' primary practice is St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, part of Tenet Healthcare. Dr. Westerhaus is also affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital. The medical group on file is Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Westerhaus to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Westerhaus practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation is Dr. Westerhaus' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208100000X. Dr. Westerhaus is board certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dmand AI has Dr. Westerhaus' licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, Kansas and Missouri.

Dmand AI lists arthritis, back pain injection, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, joint pain, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Westerhaus treats.

CMS data shows 62,842 Medicare services from Dr. Westerhaus across 38 procedure codes in 2024, for 789 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $856,125 for them.

CMS counts 789 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Westerhaus in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 331 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Westerhaus' median patient age at 68, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Westerhaus wrote 1,750 Medicare Part D claims for 571 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,695 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $12,121 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 779 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Westerhaus for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Westerhaus accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Westerhaus as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Westerhaus, published from 2009 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Cadaver, Low Back Pain and Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Dr. Westerhaus has published most often in Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. Dr. Westerhaus' most frequent co-authors are Anthony Thomas Giuffrida, MD, Vinicius T. Tieppo Francio, MD and Dawood Sayed, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 200 general payments to Dr. Westerhaus from 30 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 88% of the total. MML US, Inc. paid the most, $2,293.

Dr. Westerhaus graduated from University of Kansas School of Medicine - Kansas City in 2017.

Dr. Westerhaus is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.