NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rick Lee Bennett, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Nashville, TN

Rick Lee Bennett, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1528005667, issued on May 31, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 24393, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1528005667
Name
Rick Lee Bennett
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
24393 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4230 Harding RD, Nashville, TN 37205
Phone
(615) 269-4545
Enumerated
May 31, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 565-6789
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050804000905); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1987
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 4230 Harding RD

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

  1. Mark Aaron, M.D.Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1306891262
  2. Paulette Adams, RNRegistered Nurse1588810758
  3. Newton Allen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1063452399
  4. Susan Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1043296262
  5. Jordan Asher, MDInternal Medicine Physician1912946237
  6. Melissa Averett, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1750367496

Verify Rick Lee Bennett in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

4,628 Medicare Part D claims for 710 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Rick Bennett4,628
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium494 claims
  2. Lisinopril339 claims
  3. Eliquis322 claims
  4. Clopidogrel278 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate245 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate232 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: $212.10

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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. Rick Bennett$212.10
  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 one group practice

  1. Saint Thomas Medical PartnersNashville, TN

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

Rick Lee Bennett among 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee

Rick Lee Bennett, M.D. is one of 464 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 1999 among the 320 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 49% 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee

There are 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Narayanareddy Babu, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051356395990
  2. Joseph Boyd, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051922045137
  3. Don Chomsky, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051598719536
  4. Arthur Constantine, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051396799979
  5. Mark Goldfarb, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051912954231
  6. Dante Graves, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051326086653
  7. Wilson Kemp, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051861430621
  8. Bjarki Olafsson, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051558315168

Common questions

What is Rick Lee Bennett, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rick Lee Bennett, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528005667, issued on May 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rick Lee Bennett, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4230 Harding RD, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (615) 269-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rick Lee Bennett, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 24393, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rick Lee Bennett, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rick Lee Bennett, M.D. had 4,628 Medicare Part D claims for 710 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.