Melissa Ann Bender, M.D.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Cincinnati, OH
Melissa Ann Bender, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1154527158, issued on Jun 26, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 35.150485, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Ann Bender
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License numbers
- 35.150485 OH
257142 NY
MD60276485 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3188 Bellevue Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219
- Phone
- (513) 475-9567
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2024
- Fax
- (513) 475-4019
- Medicaid ID
- 1154527158 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241108001920); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Ann Bender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.150485Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Cincinnati Physicians Company LLCCincinnati, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Ann Bender among 51 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Ohio
Melissa Ann Bender, M.D. is one of 51 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2011 among the 28 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QH0002X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Ohio
There are 51 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Ohio.
All 51 in Ohio → Every provider in Cincinnati → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
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- Swee Foong Ng, MDCincinnati, OH 452091619182193
- David Habib, MDMontgomery, OH 452421104288190
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Common questions
What is Melissa Ann Bender, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Ann Bender, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154527158, issued on Jun 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Ann Bender, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3188 Bellevue Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45219. Phone: (513) 475-9567. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Ann Bender, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.150485, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Melissa Ann Bender, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.