Richard Lewis Bendinger, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Abbeville, AL
Richard Lewis Bendinger, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Abbeville, Alabama, and NPI 1558321786, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Alabama DO89, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lewis Bendinger
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- DO89 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 615 Ozark RD, Abbeville, AL 36310
- Phone
- (334) 585-1171
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2022
- Fax
- (334) 585-1182
- Medicaid ID
- 125526 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100812000117); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 615 Ozark RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mark Choquette, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1366623886
- Hayley Lewis, DOFamily Medicine Physician1477281319
Verify Richard Lewis Bendinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO89Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
34,869 Medicare Part D claims for 1,421 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 2,799 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,209 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate1,096 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,042 claims
- Gabapentin932 claims
- Tramadol Hcl816 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl782 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $135.18
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Southeast Alabama Rural Health AssociatesTroy, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Lewis Bendinger among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Richard Lewis Bendinger, D.O. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Abbeville
They are 3 of the 28 NPPES records with a practice address in Abbeville, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hayley Lewis, DOAbbeville, AL 363101477281319
- Richard Meadows, D.O.Abbeville, AL 363101902888407
- Tiffany Britt, CRNPDothan, AL 363051649880014
- Amanda Chavers, M.D.Dothan, AL 363051689725269
- Glen Gabrielson, MDDothan, AL 363051912956590
- Tori Harrison, FNP-CDothan, AL 363051144969833
- Joel Jules, DO, PHDDothan, AL 363051326618364
- Diana Mancuso, M.D.Dothan, AL 363051417971037
Common questions
What is Richard Lewis Bendinger, D.O.'s NPI number?
Richard Lewis Bendinger, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558321786, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lewis Bendinger, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 615 Ozark RD, Abbeville, AL, 36310. Phone: (334) 585-1171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lewis Bendinger, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number DO89, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Lewis Bendinger, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lewis Bendinger, D.O. had 34,869 Medicare Part D claims for 1,421 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.