Alex Colbath Bender, MD, PHD
Epilepsy Physician · Boston, MA
Alex Colbath Bender, MD, PHD is an epilepsy physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1528556446, issued on Apr 26, 2018. Check the license (Massachusetts 291136, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Colbath Bender
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Epilepsy Physician 2084E0001X
- License numbers
- 291136 MA
64456 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 726-3311
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2025
- Fax
- (617) 726-9250
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240520002766); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alex Colbath Bender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 291136Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average epilepsy physician in 2024
427 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 934 among the 476 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam70 claims
- Lamotrigine52 claims
- Briviact37 claims
- Lacosamide36 claims
- Carbamazepine20 claims
- Clonazepam20 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: $74.46
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 345 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,278.39 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alex Colbath Bender among 36 epilepsy physician records in Massachusetts
Alex Colbath Bender, MD, PHD is one of 36 epilepsy physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 72% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2010 among the 31 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 0% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084E0001X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Epilepsy Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 36 epilepsy physician records in Massachusetts.
All 36 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Epilepsy Physician nationwide →
The 8 epilepsy physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lara Basovic, MDBoston, MA 021141003340159
- Mia Bothwell, MD, PHDBoston, MA 021141376170548
- Andrew Cole, MDBoston, MA 021141043201502
- Michael Doyle, MDBoston, MA 021141982404448
- Alexander Dudley, MB BCH BAOBoston, MA 021141336090034
- Peter Hadar, MD, MSBoston, MA 021141922597012
- Claire Jacobs, MD, PHDBoston, MA 021141689929333
- Ioannis Karakis, M.D.Boston, MA 021141386819969
Common questions
What is Alex Colbath Bender, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Alex Colbath Bender, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528556446, issued on Apr 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Colbath Bender, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-3311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Colbath Bender, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 291136, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alex Colbath Bender, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex Colbath Bender, MD, PHD had 427 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among epilepsy physician prescribers was 934. 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.