NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Bender

Pulmonary Disease Physician · New York, NY

Michael Bender is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1831498625, issued on Mar 20, 2011. Check the license (New York 273358, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831498625
Name
Michael Bender
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
273358 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
425 E 61St St Ste 402, New York, NY 10065
Phone
(646) 962-2333
Enumerated
Mar 20, 2011
Record last updated
Feb 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170705000266); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 2011
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 425 E 61St St Ste 402

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

  1. Joshua Davis, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1740695618
  2. Nicole Gras, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1255914016
  3. Kirana Gudi, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1386803708
  4. Maria Plataki, M.D. PHDPulmonary Disease Physician1356638001
  5. Catherine Rizzo, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1972064921
  6. Amanda Rosen, MD, MSPulmonary Disease Physician1881085546

Verify Michael Bender in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

883 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.

  1. Michael Bender883
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa114 claims
  2. Prednisone93 claims
  3. Trelegy Ellipta87 claims
  4. Advair Hfa81 claims
  5. Anoro Ellipta55 claims
  6. Breztri Aerosphere42 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score93.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. New York UniversityNew York, NY

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

Michael Bender among 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records in New York

Michael Bender is one of 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 1999 among the 943 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in New York

There are 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records in New York.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Soo Jung Cho, M.D.New York, NY 100651467672949
  2. Alexander Geyer, M.D.New York, NY 100651083631444
  3. Ben-Gary Harvey, MDNew York, NY 100651194812289
  4. Robert Kaner, MDNew York, NY 100651205923380
  5. Robert Lee, MDNew York, NY 100651205036563
  6. Lindsay Lief, MDNew York, NY 100651902063332
  7. Raghunandan Loganathan, MD, FCCPNew York, NY 100651114080827
  8. Michael Niederman, MDNew York, NY 100651073675005

Common questions

What is Michael Bender's NPI number?

Michael Bender's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831498625, issued on Mar 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Bender located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 E 61St St Ste 402, New York, NY, 10065. Phone: (646) 962-2333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Bender's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 273358, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael Bender prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Bender had 883 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael Bender's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.