Dr. Emily Ann Bender, MD

Dr. Bender practices at Adventist Health Ukiah Valley in Ukiah, California, part of Adventist Health.

Dr. Bender's NPI, 1821594318, was assigned on April 3, 2018. Dr. Bender graduated from Heersink School of Medicine - Birmingham in 2018. Dr. Bender holds California license A193810.

Dr. Bender's primary practice is Adventist Health Ukiah Valley, at 275 Hospital Drive, Ukiah, CA 95482 in Mendocino County. The practice phone is (707) 462-3111.

Dr. Bender's primary practice is Adventist Health Ukiah Valley in Ukiah, California, part of Adventist Health. The medical group on file is Vituity. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bender to 3 more group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, 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.

Family medicine is Dr. Bender's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Bender is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bender's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Colorado and New Mexico.

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, tobacco use and upper respiratory infection (URI) among the conditions Dr. Bender treats.

CMS data shows 105 Medicare services from Dr. Bender across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 58 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,568 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 58 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bender in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 23 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have high cholesterol. 52% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.17, 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 66, with 71% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bender wrote 77 Medicare Part D claims for 30 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $211 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 73 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 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.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Bender in 2025. Dr. Bender's most frequent co-authors are Smita Carroll, MBA, MD, MPH, Jamie Sarah Weiss Krashin, MD and Lawrence M. Leeman, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Bender from 2 drug and device companies in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Mayne Pharma Inc. paid the most, $19.

Dr. Bender graduated from Heersink School of Medicine - Birmingham in 2018.

Dr. Bender is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.