NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Bender, AA

Anesthesiologist Assistant · Painesville, OH

Thomas Bender, AA is an anesthesiologist assistant with a practice address in Painesville, Ohio, and NPI 1003063728, issued on Aug 25, 2008. Check the license (Ohio 852, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003063728
Name
Thomas Bender
Credential
AA
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiologist Assistant 367H00000X
License number
852 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
40 W Erie St, Painesville, OH 44077
Phone
(440) 350-0832
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2008
Record last updated
Sep 26, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(440) 354-7420
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171121002240); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 2008
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 40 W Erie St

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

  1. Matthew Ciotti, AAAnesthesiologist Assistant1528229838
  2. William Cress, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1346240991
  3. Patricia Deming, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1457387938
  4. Holly Hengstenberger, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1699014043
  5. Stacey Jansen, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1992058945
  6. Christine Jordan, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1336149251

Verify Thomas Bender in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.5 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 score72.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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. Ohio Anesthesia Group, IncWooster, OH

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

Thomas Bender among 450 anesthesiologist assistant records in Ohio

Thomas Bender, AA is one of 450 anesthesiologist assistant records with a practice address in Ohio. 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 2008, is newer than 22% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 22% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2018 among the 381 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 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 367H00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiologist Assistant providers in Ohio

There are 450 anesthesiologist assistant records in Ohio.

The 8 anesthesiologist assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Ciotti, AAPainesville, OH 440771528229838
  2. Gregory Rivenbark, CAAPainesville, OH 440771164089306
  3. Kerry Chemnitz, AAMentor, OH 440601699031294
  4. James Czernicki, CAAWilloughby, OH 440941922598291
  5. Ryan Ferra, CAAWilloughby, OH 440941548797939
  6. Rebecca Keating, AA-CWilloughby, OH 440941467830125
  7. Anthony Koury, AA-CWilloughby, OH 440941457552069
  8. Jessica Koury, AAWilloughby, OH 440941700119047

Common questions

What is Thomas Bender, AA's NPI number?

Thomas Bender, AA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003063728, issued on Aug 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Bender, AA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40 W Erie St, Painesville, OH, 44077. Phone: (440) 350-0832. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Bender, AA's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 852, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Thomas Bender, AA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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.