What is Thomas Bender's specialty?

Thomas Bender (NPI 1649266792) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Mobile, AL.

Where does Thomas Bender practice?

Thomas Bender practices in Mobile, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649266792.

How much does Medicare pay Thomas Bender?

Thomas Bender (NPI 1649266792) received approximately $547K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,134 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649266792

Thomas BenderMD

DermatologyMobile, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,999

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

12,017

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$503K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 156 Dermatology providers in AL — top quintile (cohort median 2,926).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,053

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.2M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

8.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Ketoconazole750 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide455 claims

Clobetasol Propionate287 claims

Hydrocortisone213 claims

Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride146 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

97.5

Quality

24.6

Cost

77.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

97.0

Payment adjustment

0.94%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$29K

Payment records

213

By payment type

Honoraria$11K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$7K

Food and Beverage$5K

Travel and Lodging$4K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$1K

Top paying entities

Honoraria$11K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$7K

Food and Beverage$5K

Travel and Lodging$4K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Thomas Bender's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 27 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Kevin Boyd Dermatology · Onalaska, WI	162	345
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	119	240
Alexander Wong Pathology · Birmingham, AL	101	189
SPRINGHILL HOSPITALS, INC	35	45
Noel Bedwell Cardiology · Mobile, AL	24	58
James Hunter Pulmonary Disease · Mobile, AL	22	50
GEORGE COUNTY HOSPITAL	21	35
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER	20	36
GULF HEALTH HOSPITALS, INC	19	36
Kimberly Keith Internal Medicine · Mobile, AL	19	38
COATS, PETER	18	42
Thomas Coleman Urology · Mobile, AL	17	36

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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