Nicole Reusser Bender, M.D.
Dermatopathology Physician · Houston, TX
Nicole Reusser Bender, M.D. is a dermatopathology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1134515752, issued on Apr 9, 2015. Check the license (Texas T0424, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Reusser Bender
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatopathology Physician 207ND0900X
- License numbers
- T0424 TX
ME140643 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4131 Directors Row, Houston, TX 77092
- Phone
- (877) 697-2447
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 103744900 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211210000470); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4131 Directors Row
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicole Reusser Bender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T0424Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatopathology physician in 2024
89 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 693 among the 249 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide18 claims
- Ketoconazole14 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $390.69
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 233 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,984.42 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 2 group practices
- Bellaire Dermatology Associates PABellaire, TX
- Sagis PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Reusser Bender among 40 dermatopathology physician records in Texas
Nicole Reusser Bender, M.D. is one of 40 dermatopathology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 29 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ND0900X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatopathology Physician providers in Texas
There are 40 dermatopathology physician records in Texas.
All 40 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Dermatopathology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatopathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eduardo Rodriguez, M.D.Houston, TX 770921508354127
- Rajesh Yalamanchili, M.D.Houston, TX 770921548466212
- Andrew Fischer, MDHouston, TX 770701528453057
- Julianna Harrell, MDHouston, TX 770541588284954
- Rebecca Philips, M.D.Houston, TX 770301467711564
- Cindy Greenberg, M.D.Kingwood, TX 773391649247115
- Maria Colome, MDSpring, TX 773791033214689
- Melissa Chiang, MDSpring, TX 773881568531739
Common questions
What is Nicole Reusser Bender, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicole Reusser Bender, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134515752, issued on Apr 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Reusser Bender, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4131 Directors Row, Houston, TX, 77092. Phone: (877) 697-2447. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Reusser Bender, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T0424, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicole Reusser Bender, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Reusser Bender, M.D. had 89 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among dermatopathology physician prescribers was 693. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicole Reusser Bender, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.