NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

A James Bender, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Seattle, WA

A James Bender, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1265462634, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00014688, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; 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
1265462634
Name
A James Bender
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD00014688 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1100 9TH Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Phone
(206) 223-6600
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 6, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
8260705 WA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify A James Bender in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $5.48

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Cook Medical LLC. 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. A Bender$5.48
  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.

A James Bender among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington

A James Bender, MD is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 63% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

821 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Seattle

They are 821 of the 41,956 NPPES records with a practice address in Seattle, and 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lesley Althouse, MDSeattle, WA 981011669402608
  2. Leslie Bailey, M.D.Seattle, WA 981011255366613
  3. Christopher Carlsten, MDSeattle, WA 981011891734208
  4. Stephan Fihn, MDSeattle, WA 981011225098320
  5. Richard Furlong, MDSeattle, WA 981011457370777
  6. Carrie Horwitch, MDSeattle, WA 981011477574325
  7. Paul Kassab, MDSeattle, WA 981011740287275
  8. John Kirkpatrick, MDSeattle, WA 981011487678629

Common questions

What is A James Bender, MD's NPI number?

A James Bender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265462634, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is A James Bender, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 9TH Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101. Phone: (206) 223-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify A James Bender, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD00014688, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.