Benjamin T. Rester, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Greenville, SC
Benjamin T. Rester, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1568545176, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 85205, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin T. Rester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- 85205 SC
17216 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1005 Grove RD, Greenville, SC 29605
- Phone
- (864) 455-6900
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 17, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 06758008 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210310000754); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1005 Grove RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Harold Blanks, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1588640577
- Kemper Brand, PAPhysician Assistant1699195735
Verify Benjamin T. Rester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 85205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,799 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel186 claims
- Eliquis154 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium146 claims
- Losartan Potassium125 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate104 claims
- Carvedilol101 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,144.19
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Prisma Health University Medical GroupGreenville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin T. Rester among 122 interventional cardiology physician records in South Carolina
Benjamin T. Rester, MD is one of 122 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 112 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 122 interventional cardiology physician records in South Carolina.
All 122 in South Carolina → Every provider in Greenville → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Josh Doll, MDGreenville, SC 296051609972603
- Caitlin Drescher, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051558742825
- Joseph Henderson, MDGreenville, SC 296051588620942
- Alfred Hurley, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051316258528
- Dominic Johnson, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051720308851
- Jesse Jorgensen, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051154401206
- David Manly, MDGreenville, SC 296051669817375
- Chetan Patel, MDGreenville, SC 296051609080894
Common questions
What is Benjamin T. Rester, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin T. Rester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568545176, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin T. Rester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 Grove RD, Greenville, SC, 29605. Phone: (864) 455-6900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin T. Rester, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 85205, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin T. Rester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin T. Rester, MD had 1,799 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.