Dr. James Daniel Bennett III, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 14,943
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,985
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,477
- MIPS score, 2024
- 85
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 634 Leigh Drive, Columbus, MS 39705
- Practice phone
- Call (662) 327-3773
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Eye Laser & Surgery Center of Columbus
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Columbus, Mississippi
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Dr. James Daniel Bennett III is an ophthalmologist in Columbus, Mississippi
Dr. Bennett practices at Eye Laser & Surgery Center of Columbus in Columbus, Mississippi.
Dr. Bennett's NPI, 1871596130, was assigned on May 31, 2005. Dr. Bennett graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Bennett holds Mississippi license 12818.
- NPI
- 1871596130NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9335035955
- NPI enumeration date
- May 31, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (662) 327-3773
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 62
- Medical school graduation
- 1990
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James Daniel Bennett III practices at Eye Laser & Surgery Center of Columbus in Columbus, Mississippi
Dr. Bennett's primary practice is Eye Laser & Surgery Center of Columbus, at 634 Leigh Drive, Columbus, MS 39705. The practice phone is (662) 327-3773.
- Eye Laser & Surgery Center of Columbus634 Leigh Drive, Columbus, MS 39705Phone(662) 327-3773
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James Daniel Bennett III is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Bennett's primary practice is Eye Laser & Surgery Center of Columbus in Columbus, Mississippi. Dr. Bennett is also affiliated with Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bennett to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Daniel Bennett III's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bennett practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Eye Laser & Surgery Center of Columbus | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James Daniel Bennett III is one of 123 ophthalmologists in Mississippi
Ophthalmology is Dr. Bennett's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Bennett is licensed in Mississippi.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, MississippiPrimary
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Bennett
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Daniel Bennett III billed Medicare for 14,943 services in 2024
CMS data shows 14,943 Medicare services from Dr. Bennett across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,985 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $836,787 for them.
Dr. Bennett's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 5,3822024: 8,81264%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,7932024: 2,7372%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,4292024: 1,83929%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,7012024: 1,52510%
- Imaging
- 2023: 352024: 3014%
Where Dr. Bennett's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office13,84893%
- In a facility1,0957%
Dr. Bennett compared with the Mississippi median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Bennett
- Mississippi median
- Medicare services
- 14,943vs 2,4006.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,985vs 9772.0 times
- Part D claims
- 4,325vs 1,0524.1 times
Medians across 136 ophthalmologists in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bennett's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Daniel Bennett III treated 1,985 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 1,985 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bennett in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 881 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bennett's median patient age at 73, with 61% women.
Dr. Bennett's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Bennett's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1,20261%
- Men78339%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bennett's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis53%
- Diabetes38%
- Ischemic heart disease35%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Anxiety21%
- Atrial fibrillation20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bennett's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women61%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Daniel Bennett III wrote 4,477 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bennett wrote 4,477 Medicare Part D claims for 820 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,325 of them, across 25 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $234,118 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,776 claims across 27 drugs.
Dr. Bennett's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,119 claims70%
- Brand-name1,358 claims30%
Dr. Bennett's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3,7762024: 4,32515%
Drugs named by CMS: 25 in 2024, 27 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Daniel Bennett III scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Bennett for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Bennett accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 887 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Bennett, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Bennett's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 85of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 51of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Bennett ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 98th percentile887 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. James Daniel Bennett III received $4,212 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 163 general payments to Dr. Bennett from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $1,001.
General payments to Dr. Bennett by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Bennett the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James Daniel Bennett III graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Dr. Bennett graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1990.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James Daniel Bennett III's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James Daniel Bennett III's NPI number?
Dr. James Daniel Bennett III's NPI number is 1871596130. It was assigned on May 31, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James Daniel Bennett III?
Dr. James Daniel Bennett III is an ophthalmologist in Columbus, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. James Daniel Bennett III practice?
Dr. Bennett practices at 634 Leigh Drive, Columbus, MS 39705. Dr. Bennett's primary practice is Eye Laser & Surgery Center of Columbus in Columbus, Mississippi. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bennett to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. James Daniel Bennett III's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bennett is (662) 327-3773.
What is Dr. James Daniel Bennett III's medical license number?
Dr. Bennett holds Mississippi license 12818.
Which hospitals is Dr. James Daniel Bennett III affiliated with?
Dr. Bennett is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.
Does Dr. James Daniel Bennett III accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bennett billed Medicare for 14,943 services in 2024, and Dr. Bennett accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. James Daniel Bennett III's MIPS score?
Dr. Bennett's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Daniel Bennett III see?
CMS counts 1,985 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bennett in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. James Daniel Bennett III bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bennett's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2777), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. James Daniel Bennett III go to medical school?
Dr. Bennett graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1990.
What drugs does Dr. James Daniel Bennett III prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bennett's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Prednisolone Acetate and Brimonidine Tartrate.
Has Dr. James Daniel Bennett III received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,212 in general payments to Dr. Bennett from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. James Daniel Bennett III been practicing?
Dr. Bennett graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.
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