NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Amy Bender, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Boston, MA

Melissa Amy Bender, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1740259878, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 218418, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740259878
Name
Melissa Amy Bender
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
218418 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
55 Fruit Street Grj 504, Boston, MA 02114
Phone
(617) 726-3812
Enumerated
Mar 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(617) 726-7416
Medicaid ID
2014203 MA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Melissa Amy Bender in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in 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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Melissa Amy Bender among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts

Melissa Amy Bender, MD is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,320 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Boston

They are 2,320 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jaime Chang, MDBoston, MA 021141205825197
  2. Jeffrey Engelman, MD PHDBoston, MA 021141538159108
  3. James Evans, MDBoston, MA 021141215939533
  4. Nicolette Fontaine, MDBoston, MA 021141841287174
  5. Nancy Gagliano, MDBoston, MA 021141881680767
  6. Patricia Gibbons, MDBoston, MA 021141619967221
  7. Steven Hersch, MDBoston, MA 021141174512149
  8. Mira Kautzky, M.D.Boston, MA 021141972505402

Common questions

What is Melissa Amy Bender, MD's NPI number?

Melissa Amy Bender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740259878, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Amy Bender, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit Street Grj 504, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-3812. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Amy Bender, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 218418, 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.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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