NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bennett W. Cheney, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Biloxi, MS

Bennett W. Cheney, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Biloxi, Mississippi, and NPI 1083676548, issued on Apr 3, 2006. Check the license on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083676548
Name
Bennett W. Cheney
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
11348 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
147 Reynoir Street, Biloxi, MS 39530
Phone
(228) 374-2051
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(228) 374-2051
Medicaid ID
018006 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080605000896); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1989
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 147 Reynoir Street

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Yashashree Bethala, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659333052
  2. Regina Mills, MDInternal Medicine Physician1649232117
  3. Gholam Motakhaveri, MDInternal Medicine Physician1790747269
  4. Andrew Peterson, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1306826854
  5. Kirsten Pinto, NPNurse Practitioner1386604676

Verify Bennett W. Cheney in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical LicensureCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,057 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 96 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bennett Cheney4,057
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate228 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium186 claims
  3. Lisinopril165 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl135 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium120 claims
  6. Omeprazole115 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: $328.16

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bennett Cheney$328.16
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Biloxi Internal Medicine Clinic PABiloxi, MS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Bennett W. Cheney among 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi

Bennett W. Cheney, MD is one of 972 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 82% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 585 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

41 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Biloxi

They are 41 of the 1,402 NPPES records with a practice address in Biloxi, and 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yashashree Bethala, MDBiloxi, MS 395301659333052
  2. Lauren Hite, M.D.Biloxi, MS 395301912345398
  3. Regina Mills, MDBiloxi, MS 395301649232117
  4. Gholam Motakhaveri, MDBiloxi, MS 395301790747269
  5. Andrew Peterson, D.O.Biloxi, MS 395301306826854
  6. Amy Ramsak, MDBiloxi, MS 395301669459186
  7. Richard Seigler, M.D.Biloxi, MS 395301134180615
  8. Timothy Skelton, MDBiloxi, MS 395301598867350

Common questions

What is Bennett W. Cheney, MD's NPI number?

Bennett W. Cheney, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083676548, issued on Apr 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bennett W. Cheney, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 147 Reynoir Street, Biloxi, MS, 39530. Phone: (228) 374-2051. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bennett W. Cheney, MD's license?

Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bennett W. Cheney, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bennett W. Cheney, MD had 4,057 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.