Dr. Robert M. Bender, DO

  • Farmington, ME
  • Cardiologist
NPI1063476521PAC ID9133224579
Medicare services, 2024
118
Medicare patients, 2024
114
Part D claims, 2024
1,498
MIPS score, 2024
98
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
181 Franklin Health Cmns, Farmington, ME 04938
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Primary practice

Mainehealth - Franklin Health Cardiology - HOPD

Critical Access Hospital · Farmington, Maine

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Dr. Robert M. Bender is a cardiologist in Farmington, Maine

Dr. Bender practices at Mainehealth - Franklin Health Cardiology - HOPD in Farmington, Maine.

Dr. Bender's NPI, 1063476521, was assigned on April 13, 2006. Dr. Bender graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1983. Dr. Bender holds Maine license 1935.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9133224579
NPI enumeration date
April 13, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Robert M. Bender practices at Mainehealth - Franklin Health Cardiology - HOPD in Farmington, Maine

Dr. Bender's primary practice is Mainehealth - Franklin Health Cardiology - HOPD, at 181 Franklin Health Cmns, Farmington, ME 04938.

  • Mainehealth - Franklin Health Cardiology - HOPD
    181 Franklin Health Cmns, Farmington, ME 04938

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Dr. Robert M. Bender is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 8 medical groups

Dr. Bender's primary practice is Mainehealth - Franklin Health Cardiology - HOPD in Farmington, Maine. Dr. Bender is also affiliated with MaineHealth Franklin Hospital. The medical group on file is MaineHealth Primary Care - Family Medicine - Portland. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bender to 3 more hospitals, 7 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 rural health clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert M. Bender's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bender practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mainehealth - Franklin Health Cardiology - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 7 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Robert M. Bender is one of 153 cardiologists in Maine

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Bender's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Bender is licensed in Maine.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, MainePrimaryLicense 1935 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Cardiologists near Dr. Bender

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153cardiologists in Maine
2cardiologists in Farmington

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Robert M. Bender billed Medicare for 118 services in 2024

CMS data shows 118 Medicare services from Dr. Bender across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 114 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,741 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024118
Medicare patients114
Paid by Medicare$5,741
Procedure codes2

Dr. Bender's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 2992024: 10266%
Imaging
2023: 02024: 16
Office and hospital visits
2023: 612024: 0100%

Dr. Bender compared with the Maine median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Bender
  • Maine median
Medicare services
118vs 1,13190% below
Medicare patients
114vs 76485% below
Part D claims
1,384vs 6002.3 times

Medians across 154 cardiologists in Maine with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bender's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Robert M. Bender treated 114 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 114 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bender in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 41 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.95, 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 75, with 46% women.

Medicare patients, 2024114
Average age75
Average risk score1.95
Also on Medicaid27%

Dr. Bender's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Bender's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5750%
  • Men5750%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bender's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease50%
  4. Heart failure47%
  5. Atrial fibrillation45%
  6. Arthritis44%
  7. Chronic kidney disease38%
  8. Diabetes38%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Bender's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women46%
  • Men54%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Robert M. Bender wrote 1,498 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bender wrote 1,498 Medicare Part D claims for 479 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,384 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $175,314 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,085 claims across 35 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,498
Drugs named by CMS24
Total drug cost$175,314
Part D patients479

Dr. Bender's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,318 claims88%
  • Brand-name180 claims12%

Dr. Bender's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 3,0852024: 1,38455%

Drugs named by CMS: 24 in 2024, 35 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Robert M. Bender scored 98 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Bender for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Bender accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Bender's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 98of 100Final score
  • 83.3of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Robert M. Bender received $250 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Dr. Bender from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $93.

General payments to Dr. Bender by program year, 2016 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Bender the most, 2016 to 2024

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Robert M. Bender graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Bender graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1983.

  1. Medical schoolOklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Robert M. Bender's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Robert M. Bender's NPI number?

Dr. Robert M. Bender's NPI number is 1063476521. It was assigned on April 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert M. Bender?

Dr. Robert M. Bender is a cardiologist in Farmington, Maine. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Robert M. Bender practice?

Dr. Bender practices at 181 Franklin Health Cmns, Farmington, ME 04938. Dr. Bender's primary practice is Mainehealth - Franklin Health Cardiology - HOPD in Farmington, Maine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bender to 3 hospitals, 7 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 rural health clinic.

What is Dr. Robert M. Bender's medical license number?

Dr. Bender holds Maine license 1935.

Which hospitals is Dr. Robert M. Bender affiliated with?

Dr. Bender is affiliated with MaineHealth Franklin Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Bender to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Robert M. Bender part of?

Dr. Bender is linked to MaineHealth Primary Care - Family Medicine - Portland. Dmand AI links Dr. Bender to 7 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Robert M. Bender accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bender billed Medicare for 118 services in 2024, and Dr. Bender accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Robert M. Bender's MIPS score?

Dr. Bender's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 98 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert M. Bender see?

CMS counts 114 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bender in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Robert M. Bender bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bender's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93306) and diagnostic imaging (76376).

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Where did Dr. Robert M. Bender go to medical school?

Dr. Bender graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1983.

What drugs does Dr. Robert M. Bender prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bender's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Rosuvastatin Calcium and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. Robert M. Bender received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $250 in general payments to Dr. Bender from 6 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.

How long has Dr. Robert M. Bender been practicing?

Dr. Bender graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

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