Dr. Wesley S. Bennett, MD

Dr. Bennett practices at Cardiovascular Institute of the South in Meridian, Mississippi.

Dr. Bennett's NPI, 1730166307, was assigned on December 27, 2005. Dr. Bennett graduated from University of Mississippi Medical Center - Jackson in 1984. Dr. Bennett holds Mississippi license 10758.

Dr. Bennett's primary practice is Cardiovascular Institute of the South, at 4909 Great River Dr, Meridian, MS 39305 in Lauderdale County. The practice phone is (985) 876-0300.

Dr. Bennett's primary practice is Cardiovascular Institute of the South in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Bennett is also affiliated with Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Cardiovascular Institute of the South. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bennett to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bennett practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Bennett's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Bennett is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bennett's licenses on file in 2 states: Mississippi and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, circulation problems, endocarditis, pacemaker or defibrillator implantation, pacemaker replacement and varicose vein treatment among the conditions Dr. Bennett treats.

CMS data shows 14,225 Medicare services from Dr. Bennett across 59 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,761 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,057,147 for them.

CMS counts 1,761 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bennett in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 701 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.69, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bennett's median patient age at 73, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bennett wrote 10,645 Medicare Part D claims for 1,004 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 10,326 of them, across 74 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,219,896 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 10,042 claims across 70 drugs.

Dr. Bennett accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 24 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Bennett, more than 74% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Bennett.

CMS Open Payments shows 350 general payments to Dr. Bennett from 39 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Abiomed paid the most, $3,438.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Bennett, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Dr. Bennett graduated from University of Mississippi Medical Center - Jackson in 1984. Dr. Bennett is a member of ACC and AMA.

Dr. Bennett is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.