Dr. Thomas W. Bender III, MD

Dr. Bender practices at Advanced Dermatology & Skin Care Centre in Daphne, Alabama.

Dr. Bender's NPI, 1649266792, was assigned on September 23, 2005. Dr. Bender graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Bender's Alabama license number on file is AL21520.

Dr. Bender's primary practice is Advanced Dermatology & Skin Care Centre, at 8573 County Rd 64, Daphne, AL 36526 in Baldwin County. The practice phone is (251) 631-3570.

Dr. Bender's primary practice is Advanced Dermatology & Skin Care Centre in Daphne, Alabama. Dr. Bender is also affiliated with Thomas Hospital. The medical group on file is Forefront Dermatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bender to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bender practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Bender's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Bender is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dmand AI has Dr. Bender's licenses on file in 3 states: Alabama, Florida and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists acne, acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cancerous skin growth removal, cold sores or genital herpes, contact dermatitis, corns and calluses and hives among the conditions Dr. Bender treats.

CMS data shows 12,017 Medicare services from Dr. Bender across 27 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,134 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $502,728 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 1,134 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bender in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 503 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bender's median patient age at 74, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bender wrote 3,181 Medicare Part D claims for 952 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,053 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,173,445 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,076 claims across 28 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Bender for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bender accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 4,102 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Bender, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Bender.

CMS Open Payments shows 1,909 general payments to Dr. Bender from 51 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Dermavant Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $44,591. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $10,000 in 2019.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Bender, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.

Dr. Bender graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Bender is a member of ASDS.

Dr. Bender is in network with 15 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.