NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Brian Bender, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Grafton, WV

David Brian Bender, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Grafton, West Virginia, and NPI 1891892626, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 16234, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; 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
1891892626
Name
David Brian Bender
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
16234 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 Market St, Grafton, WV 26354
Phone
(304) 265-0400
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(304) 265-6417
Medicaid ID
0043142000 WV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100225000641); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 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 500 Market St

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

  1. Joseph Duvert, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1700984473
  2. Phyllis Neer, PH.D., LPC, ALPSPsychologist1265535207
  3. John Shaw, P.T.Physical Therapist1619254489
  4. Christopher Villaraza, MDFamily Medicine Physician1265539084
  5. Stacy Wellman, MS RD LDRegistered Dietitian1114110905

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

15,709 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 987 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Bender15,709
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate658 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium494 claims
  3. Gabapentin445 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium421 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium404 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen377 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: $180.60

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Bender$180.60
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Grafton City Hospital IncGrafton, WV

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

9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Grafton

They are 9 of the 318 NPPES records with a practice address in Grafton, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.

Other family medicine physician records in West Virginia

  1. Muneel Abbas, MDWilliamson, WV1740404375
  2. Ahmed Abdelgaber, MDHuntington, WV1194742916
  3. Michelle Abe, D.O.Martinsburg, WV1659690386
  4. Amir Abouelfetouh Elsehmawy, MDMorgantown, WV1629741673
  5. Catherine Adkins, MDVienna, WV1063415859
  6. Courtney Adkins, DOMadison, WV1174741672
  7. Kenneth Adkins, DOSouth Charleston, WV1629176540
  8. Ernesto Agbayani, M.D.Martinsburg, WV1497778427
  9. Quratul Ain, MDHarpers Ferry, WV1952898629
  10. Wahida Akberzie, M.D.Martinsburg, WV1871028332

Common questions

What is David Brian Bender, MD's NPI number?

David Brian Bender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891892626, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Brian Bender, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Market St, Grafton, WV, 26354. Phone: (304) 265-0400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Brian Bender, MD's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 16234, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David Brian Bender, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Brian Bender, MD had 15,709 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.