NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Willliam Bence, PAA

Anesthesiologist Assistant · Columbus, GA

Willliam Bence, PAA is an anesthesiologist assistant with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1275591240, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 000960, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia 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
1275591240
Name
Willliam Bence
Credential
PAA
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiologist Assistant 367H00000X
License number
000960 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2122 Manchester Expy, Columbus, GA 31904
Phone
(705) 596-4000
Enumerated
May 1, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050314000040); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2122 Manchester Expy

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

  1. John Abernathy, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1780678573
  2. Jacob AdamsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942003504
  3. Yahya Ahmad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1316399678
  4. Saadia Akram, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023952926
  5. Namira AliInternal Medicine Physician1376235416
  6. Mark Anders, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1336170737

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia 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): 77.3 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 score73.3
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $58.16

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 1,380 providers of this specialty with any payment received $114.24 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Willliam Bence$58.16
  2. Specialty average$114.24

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

  1. Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Georgia - Tcs, PCColumbus, GA

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

Willliam Bence among 1,541 anesthesiologist assistant records in Georgia

Willliam Bence, PAA is one of 1,541 anesthesiologist assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2015 among the 1,271 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 56% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiologist Assistant providers in Georgia

There are 1,541 anesthesiologist assistant records in Georgia.

The 8 anesthesiologist assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Dixon, AAColumbus, GA 319041811391477
  2. Carol Duke, PAAColumbus, GA 319041568420958
  3. Jospeh Johnson, PAAColumbus, GA 319041447218839
  4. Andrew Loftin, AA-CColumbus, GA 319041760815104
  5. James Taff, PAA AACColumbus, GA 319041891789921
  6. Eugenia Taras, PAAColumbus, GA 319041003874074
  7. Jeb Bridges, AAColumbus, GA 319011740330240
  8. Janice Bunt, PAColumbus, GA 319011992757314

Common questions

What is Willliam Bence, PAA's NPI number?

Willliam Bence, PAA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275591240, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Willliam Bence, PAA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2122 Manchester Expy, Columbus, GA, 31904. Phone: (705) 596-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Willliam Bence, PAA's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 000960, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Willliam Bence, PAA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.3 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.