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Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD

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(Benjamin S Wessler, MD)

(82 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease) and General Practice

Tufts University School of Medicine (2008)

Professional interests include: preventive cardiology, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), non-invasive cardiology, and more.

860 Washington Street South Building, 6th floor
Boston, MA 02111

(617) 636-2273

Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD is a cardiologist in Boston, MA specializing in cardiology (heart disease) and general practice. He graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2008 and has 18 years of experience. Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD is affiliated with Tufts Medicine and Tufts Medical Center Cardiology.

Office Locations

860 Washington Street South Building, 6th floor
Boston, MA 02111

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Some issues Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD in 2023

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ultrasound

In 2012, Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD performed more ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	130
inpatient care	130

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	132
doctor visit	83
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64
ultrasound (sonogram)	132

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	55
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2017 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	329
doctor visit	213
hospital care	99
inpatient care	99
stress testing	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	329

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	416
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	645
Black	51
Hispanic	28
Asian	50
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	120
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	355
doctor visit	222
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
minimally invasive procedures	15
stress testing	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	355

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	774
Black	62
Hispanic	28
Asian	60
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	289
85 and over	122
Less than 65	173

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	36
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2019 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	314
doctor visit	222
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
minimally invasive procedures	30
stress testing	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	314

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	559
Female	429

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	797
Black	59
Hispanic	48
Asian	56
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	403
From 75 to 84	277
85 and over	118
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2020 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	239
doctor visit	112
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
minimally invasive procedures	11
stress testing	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	239

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	484
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	668
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	44
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	339
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	90
Less than 65	159

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	290
doctor visit	155
hospital care	98
inpatient care	98
minimally invasive procedures	16
stress testing	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	290

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	450
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	621
Black	64
Hispanic	24
Asian	49
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	80
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2022 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	209
doctor visit	169
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
minimally invasive procedures	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	209

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	427
Black	46
Hispanic	25
Asian	34
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	72
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

cardiac procedures	266
doctor visit	168
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58
minimally invasive procedures	17
stress testing	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	266

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	41
Asian / Pacific Islander	34
Non-Hispanic White	470
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	17
Other	18

**Age**
75 to 84	172
85 and over	73
Less than 65	112
65 to 74	230

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2008. He completed residency at Tufts Medical Center - Internal Medicine. He is certified by the Board Certification: Nuclear Cardiology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (2008)

Residency: Tufts Medical Center - Internal Medicine (2010)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Nuclear Cardiology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Tufts Medicine

Tufts Medical Center Cardiology

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: TMIN Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, TMIN United Healthcare Med Adv, TMIN Unicare, Medicaid Wellforce Care Plan ACO (Fallon), Tufts Health Plan, BCBS Med Adv, TMIN Fallon Med Adv, Commonwealth Care Alliance, TMIN AllaraCare, TMIN Fallon, TMIN Fallon Navicare SCO, TMIN Aetna, TMIN Mass General Brigham Health Plan and Senior Whole Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

TMIN Cigna

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

TMIN United Healthcare Med Adv

TMIN Unicare

Medicaid Wellforce Care Plan ACO (Fallon)

Tufts Health Plan

BCBS Med Adv

TMIN Fallon Med Adv

Commonwealth Care Alliance

TMIN AllaraCare

TMIN Fallon

TMIN Fallon Navicare SCO

TMIN Aetna

TMIN Mass General Brigham Health Plan

Senior Whole Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 82 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA.

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Overall Rating

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Astellas Pharma Global Development	$47,550 Myrbetriq $47,550
Pfizer Inc.	$6,396 Non-Covered Product $6,396
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$1,341 Edwards SAPIEN XT Transcatheter Heart Valve $1,056	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $285
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$55 Pradaxa $55
Lilly USA, LLC	$18 REOPRO $18

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$53,946
Travel and Lodging	$1,141
Food and Beverage	$272

Biography

Dr. Benjamin Wessler specializes in general practice and cardiology (heart disease). In his practice, he is particularly interested in heart problems, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and preventive cardiology. Dr. Wessler's patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Blue California, Cigna, and Medicaid are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Wessler honors. After attending Tufts University School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Wessler has received the following distinctions: "Top Doctor", Boston Magazine and Top Doctor Boston Magazine - 2022. He is professionally affiliated with Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Boston, MA.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Seth Wessler, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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