NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Raquel Lisa Bennett- Gittens, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Columbus, GA

Raquel Lisa Bennett- Gittens, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1114191871, issued on Apr 14, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 70713, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114191871
Name
Raquel Lisa Bennett- Gittens
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
70713 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
610 19TH St, Columbus, GA 31901
Phone
(706) 322-7884
Enumerated
Apr 14, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 29, 2024
Fax
(706) 660-2118
Medicaid ID
003140208B GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131031000017); accepts Medicare assignment
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 610 19TH St

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

  1. Sherry Anderson, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1386772622
  2. Kamlesh Ansingkar, MDFamily Medicine Physician1184787327
  3. Ann Blair, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1013258367
  4. Michelle Buchanan, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700378668
  5. Donna Burrell, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1891782066
  6. David Celestial, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1982691952

Verify Raquel Lisa Bennett- Gittens in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  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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86% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

5,721 Medicare Part D claims for 848 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Raquel Bennett- Gittens5,721
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate542 claims
  2. Eliquis476 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate373 claims
  4. Furosemide369 claims
  5. Carvedilol366 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium264 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,088.91

99 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Raquel Bennett- Gittens$2,088.91
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Columbus Cardiology Associates PCColumbus, GA
  2. St Francis Physician Practices LLCColumbus, GA

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

Raquel Lisa Bennett- Gittens among 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia

Raquel Lisa Bennett- Gittens, M.D. is one of 726 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 66% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Georgia

There are 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hunter Champion, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041285683755
  2. Vikramjit Chhokar, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041932101904
  3. Akram Ibrahim, MDColumbus, GA 319041508029802
  4. Alonzo Jones, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041952389991
  5. Sheri Lopez, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041255303897
  6. William Macheski, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041134109499
  7. George Miller, MDColumbus, GA 319041588662753
  8. Maheshkumar Patel, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041972581015

Common questions

What is Raquel Lisa Bennett- Gittens, M.D.'s NPI number?

Raquel Lisa Bennett- Gittens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114191871, issued on Apr 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Raquel Lisa Bennett- Gittens, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 610 19TH St, Columbus, GA, 31901. Phone: (706) 322-7884. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Raquel Lisa Bennett- Gittens, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 70713, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Raquel Lisa Bennett- Gittens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Raquel Lisa Bennett- Gittens, M.D. had 5,721 Medicare Part D claims for 848 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Raquel Lisa Bennett- Gittens, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

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