NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Lumir Bender, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Fort Collins, CO

John Lumir Bender, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Collins, Colorado, and NPI 1609864065, issued on Oct 10, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 32679, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; 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
1609864065
Name
John Lumir Bender
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
32679 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4674 Snow Mesa Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80528
Phone
(970) 482-0213
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 18, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(970) 482-9646
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050715000220); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1992
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 4674 Snow Mesa Dr

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

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  2. Kristi BerminghamClinical Social Worker1780087189
  3. Kara Bradley, PACPhysician Assistant1831256155
  4. Paul Braunlin, PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1497997340
  5. Desiree Bukovsky, P.T., DPTPhysical Therapist1023279106
  6. Geoffrey CapesPediatrics Physician1932128873

Verify John Lumir Bender in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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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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47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,193 Medicare Part D claims for 647 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 314 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Bender5,193
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium279 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium245 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium240 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate175 claims
  5. Omeprazole153 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl148 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: $1,194.91

52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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. John Bender$1,194.91
  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. Bender Medical Group IncFort Collins, CO

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

John Lumir Bender among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado

John Lumir Bender, M.D. is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

158 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Collins

They are 158 of the 6,928 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Collins, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelby Bethards, MDFort Collins, CO 805281588643894
  2. Michele Clingenpeel, M. D.Fort Collins, CO 805281851356737
  3. Anthony Doft, MDWindsor, CO 805281235110602
  4. Hope Edmonds, MDFort Collins, CO 805281932122702
  5. Margo Geppert, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281689682940
  6. Karen Hill, D.O.Fort Collins, CO 805281124032834
  7. Elvira Iancu, MDFort Collins, CO 805281063448652
  8. Deanne Lembitz, MDFort Collins, CO 805281831275064

Common questions

What is John Lumir Bender, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Lumir Bender, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609864065, issued on Oct 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Lumir Bender, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4674 Snow Mesa Dr, Fort Collins, CO, 80528. Phone: (970) 482-0213. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Lumir Bender, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 32679, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Lumir Bender, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Lumir Bender, M.D. had 5,193 Medicare Part D claims for 647 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.