Stephen Bender Self, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Louisville, KY
Stephen Bender Self, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1174557037, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 24711, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Bender Self
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License numbers
- 24711 KY
01046196 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202
- Phone
- (502) 589-3173
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2025
- Fax
- (502) 589-6751
- Medicaid IDs
- 100389000A-KOHMG IN
64247117 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090123000342); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 Abraham Flexner Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Syed Abbas, MDInternal Medicine Physician1285081398
- Suresh Alankar, MDVascular Surgery Physician1669404265
- Abdulmajeed Aljuhiman, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1730735556
- Sawsan Almasri, PAPhysician Assistant1235896572
- Forest Arnold, DOInfectious Disease Physician1134119472
- Erle Austin, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1710926290
Verify Stephen Bender Self in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 24711Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
303 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel188 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium31 claims
- Cilostazol23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Eliquis15 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): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $632.20
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Silk Road Medical, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Community Medical Associates IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Bender Self among 78 vascular surgery physician records in Kentucky
Stephen Bender Self, MD is one of 78 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2006, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 78 vascular surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 78 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Suresh Alankar, MDLouisville, KY 402021669404265
- Hazaim Alwair, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021043518749
- Nancy Clark, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021114986023
- Amit Dwivedi, MDLouisville, KY 402021265541874
- Abindra Sigdel, MBBSLouisville, KY 402021104093475
- Erik WayneLouisville, KY 402021295907277
- Andrea Yancey, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021427073642
- Thomas Bergamini, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071093719866
Common questions
What is Stephen Bender Self, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Bender Self, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174557037, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Bender Self, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 589-3173. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Bender Self, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 24711, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Bender Self, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Bender Self, MD had 303 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Bender Self, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.