Dr. Aron Brett Bender, MD

Dr. Bender practices at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Bender's NPI, 1629412895, was assigned on April 18, 2013. Dr. Bender graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 2013. Dr. Bender holds California license A137195.

Dr. Bender's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, at 1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 319-4000.

Dr. Bender's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Bender is also affiliated with UW Medical Center - Montlake. The medical group on file is UW Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bender to 2 more hospitals 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, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Clinical cardiac electrophysiology is Dr. Bender's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0001X. Dr. Bender is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bender's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Oregon.

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, heart blockage, intermittent racing heartbeat (PSVT), pacemaker or defibrillator implantation, pacemaker replacement, sick sinus syndrome and ventricular tachycardia among the conditions Dr. Bender treats.

CMS data shows 2,198 Medicare services from Dr. Bender across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 958 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $142,322 for them.

CMS counts 958 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bender in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 393 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bender's median patient age at 69, with 42% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bender wrote 873 Medicare Part D claims for 222 patients. 65% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 755 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $429,650 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 610 claims across 10 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 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 lists Dr. Bender as offering telehealth. CMS counts 47 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Bender, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Bender, published from 2017 to 2021. Dr. Bender's most frequent co-authors are Khidir Abdelmoneim Khidir Dalouk, MD, Merritt Hanson Raitt, MD and Sumeet S. Chugh, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 265 general payments to Dr. Bender from 13 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 66% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $25,073.

Dr. Bender graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 2013.

Dr. Bender is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.