Michael Joseph Bender, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Carmel, IN
Michael Joseph Bender, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Carmel, Indiana, and NPI 1922361559, issued on Jun 19, 2012. Check the license (Indiana 01080121A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Joseph Bender
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 01080121A IN
R1173 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10767 Illinois St Ste 3000, Carmel, IN 46032
- Phone
- (317) 817-1200
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2022
- Fax
- (317) 817-1220
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180801000589); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10767 Illinois St Ste 3000
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brent Ambler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1417133497
- Brian Armstrong, PTPhysical Therapist1245415413
- Kaitlynn Austin, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1407162902
- Samantha Barnett, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1932579802
- Philip Beaverson, PTPhysical Therapist1629037049
- Joel Boaz, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1518960186
Verify Michael Joseph Bender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01080121ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
191 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone43 claims
- Meloxicam37 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl27 claims
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Amoxicillin13 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $302.83
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Encore Medical, LP. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Thomas A Brady Sports Medicine Center, PCGreenwood, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Joseph Bender among 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana
Michael Joseph Bender, M.D. is one of 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2012, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 314 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Indiana
There are 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 491 in Indiana → Every provider in Carmel → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Czarkowski, MDCarmel, IN 460321861575342
- Anthony Feher, MDCarmel, IN 460321932177821
- Philip Huang, DOCarmel, IN 460321861766750
- Frank Johnson, M.D.Carmel, IN 460321619949708
- Robert Klitzman, M.D.Carmel, IN 460321740433820
- Jeffrey Konopka, MDCarmel, IN 460321336566454
- Robert Malinzak, MDCarmel, IN 460321942286828
- Sebastian Peers, M.D.Carmel, IN 460321609039502
Common questions
What is Michael Joseph Bender, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Joseph Bender, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922361559, issued on Jun 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Joseph Bender, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10767 Illinois St Ste 3000, Carmel, IN, 46032. Phone: (317) 817-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Joseph Bender, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01080121A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Joseph Bender, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Joseph Bender, M.D. had 191 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Joseph Bender, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.