Dr. James Michael Benner, MD

Dr. Benner practices at HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Benner's NPI, 1447336177, was assigned on October 27, 2006. Dr. Benner graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Benner holds South Carolina license 17733.

Dr. Benner's primary practice is HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital, at 9330 Medical Plaza Dr, Charleston, SC 29406 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (843) 847-4100.

Dr. Benner's primary practice is HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Benner is also affiliated with HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital. The medical group on file is Coastal Carolina Surgical Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Benner to 1 more physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Benner practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Benner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Benner is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Benner's licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and Florida.

Dmand AI lists esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, heart bypass surgery, heart device and aorta surgery, heart valve surgery and lung resection among the conditions Dr. Benner treats.

CMS data shows 280 Medicare services from Dr. Benner across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 189 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $95,021 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 189 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Benner in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 77 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.94, 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. Benner's median patient age at 72, with 36% women.

In 2024, Dr. Benner wrote 129 Medicare Part D claims for 69 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 64 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $684 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 57 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Benner for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Benner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 34 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Benner, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 320 general payments to Dr. Benner from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 41% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $14,872.

Dr. Benner graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 1991.

Dr. Benner is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.