NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chris Bendemire, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Cleveland, TN

Chris Bendemire, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cleveland, Tennessee, and NPI 1598482648, issued on Oct 19, 2022. Check the license (Tennessee 31282, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; 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
1598482648
Name
Chris Bendemire
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
31282 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3917 Georgetown RD NW, Cleveland, TN 37312
Phone
(423) 813-3830
Enumerated
Oct 19, 2022
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250206001840); 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 3917 Georgetown RD NW

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

  1. Roxana Araujo, NPNurse Practitioner1992053367
  2. Micole Lafforgue, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1861953275
  3. Paul Pinson, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1265431035

Verify Chris Bendemire in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

4,346 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 2,303 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chris Bendemire4,346
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen955 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen679 claims
  3. Gabapentin464 claims
  4. Tizanidine Hcl345 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl332 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl226 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: $103.87

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chris Bendemire$103.87
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Memorial Health Partners Foundation, IncChattanooga, TN

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

Chris Bendemire among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Chris Bendemire, FNP-C is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 78% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

100 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Cleveland

They are 100 of the 1,283 NPPES records with a practice address in Cleveland, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wendy Beck, MSN, RN, FNPCleveland, TN 373121851465439
  2. Kristen Berry, NP-CCleveland, TN 373121700015799
  3. Tami Brehen, NPCleveland, TN 373121700185469
  4. Jennifer Fontenot, DNP, APRN, NP-CCleveland, TN 373121427288422
  5. Brenda Gilbert, APNCleveland, TN 373121811127137
  6. Norma Jackson, FNPCleveland, TN 373121336198829
  7. Casey Kepner, FNPCleveland, TN 373121598073561
  8. Mary McDaniel, NP-CCleveland, TN 373121750694246

Common questions

What is Chris Bendemire, FNP-C's NPI number?

Chris Bendemire, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598482648, issued on Oct 19, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chris Bendemire, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3917 Georgetown RD NW, Cleveland, TN, 37312. Phone: (423) 813-3830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chris Bendemire, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 31282, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Chris Bendemire, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chris Bendemire, FNP-C had 4,346 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.