Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

William Bender, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Viroqua, WI

William Bender, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Viroqua, Wisconsin, and NPI 1922091628, issued on Aug 26, 2005. Check the license (Wisconsin 17175, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1922091628
Name
William Bender
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
17175 WI
3099 ND
19570 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
S6296 Peterson Hill Road, Viroqua, WI 54665
Phone
(608) 675-3652
Enumerated
Aug 26, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
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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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46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

193 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Bender193
  2. Specialty average355

Most prescribed

  1. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 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.

3 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon, ND · Critical Access Hospitals
  2. Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care CenterRichardton, ND · Critical Access Hospitals
  3. Southwesthealthcare ServicesBowman, ND

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

7 emergency medicine physician records list a Viroqua practice address

They are 7 of the 241 NPPES records with a Viroqua practice address, and 1,420 emergency medicine physician records in Wisconsin.

Other emergency medicine physician records in Wisconsin

  1. Hythem Abad, DOPortage, WI1548799455
  2. Alan Abdulla, D.O.Waukesha, WI1508164419
  3. Krystyna Abdulla, DONew Berlin, WI1205146578
  4. Abdulmoniem Abdulmoniem, M.D.Elkhorn, WI1194175042
  5. Justine Abel, DOEau Claire, WI1861830507
  6. Denise Abernethy, M.D.Oak Creek, WI1376718650
  7. Michael Abernethy, MDMadison, WI1013972579
  8. Meinkeng Acha-Morfaw, MDMadison, WI1467934836
  9. Manish Acharya, M.D.Milwaukee, WI1437129715
  10. Axel AdamsMadison, WI1366905192

Common questions

What is William Bender, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Bender, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922091628, issued on Aug 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Bender, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at S6296 Peterson Hill Road, Viroqua, WI, 54665. Phone: (608) 675-3652. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Bender, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 17175, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Bender, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Bender, M.D. had 193 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.