Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald, MD

  • Fitchburg, WI
  • General surgeon
NPI1275505646PAC ID5294766127
Medicare services, 2024
127
Medicare patients, 2024
92
Part D claims, 2024
138
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
2840 Index Road, Madison, WI 53713
Practice phone
Call (608) 229-7222
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Primary practice

Fresenius Kidney Care Madison Capitol

Dialysis Center - Independent · Madison, Wisconsin

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Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald is a general surgeon in Fitchburg, Wisconsin

Dr. Bendewald practices at Fresenius Kidney Care Madison Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin.

Dr. Bendewald's NPI, 1275505646, was assigned on February 1, 2006. Dr. Bendewald graduated from Sanford School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Bendewald's Wisconsin license number on file is 52765.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5294766127
NPI enumeration date
February 1, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(608) 229-7222
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
48
Medical school graduation
2004

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

Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald practices at Fresenius Kidney Care Madison Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin

Dr. Bendewald's primary practice is Fresenius Kidney Care Madison Capitol, at 2840 Index Road, Madison, WI 53713 in Dane County. The practice phone is (608) 229-7222.

  • Fresenius Kidney Care Madison Capitol
    2840 Index Road, Madison, WI 53713 · Dane CountyPhone(608) 229-7222

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Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Bendewald's primary practice is Fresenius Kidney Care Madison Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Bendewald is also affiliated with SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison. The medical group on file is SSM Health Dean Medical Group.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bendewald practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Fresenius Kidney Care Madison CapitolAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald is one of 565 general surgeons in Wisconsin

Surgery is Dr. Bendewald's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Bendewald is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Bendewald's licenses on file in 3 states: Wisconsin, Indiana and Minnesota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, WisconsinPrimaryLicense 52765 · 2009 to 2025 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Indiana license2009 to 2011
  • Minnesota license2005 to 2011

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists bariatric surgery, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery, intestinal or bowel obstruction and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Bendewald treats.

General surgeons near Dr. Bendewald

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565general surgeons in Wisconsin
2general surgeons in Fitchburg

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

Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald billed Medicare for 127 services in 2024

CMS data shows 127 Medicare services from Dr. Bendewald across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 92 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $28,493 for them.

Medicare services, 2024127
Medicare patients92
Paid by Medicare$28,493
Procedure codes6

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 812024: 9821%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 29

Where Dr. Bendewald's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office9877%
  • In a facility2923%

Dr. Bendewald compared with the Wisconsin median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Bendewald
  • Wisconsin median
Medicare services
127vs 9928% above
Medicare patients
92vs 1008% below
Part D claims
86vs 372.3 times

Medians across 557 general surgeons in Wisconsin with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bendewald'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. Franklin P. Bendewald treated 92 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69

CMS counts 92 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bendewald in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 42 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 63% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bendewald's median patient age at 53, with 67% women.

Medicare patients, 202492
Average age69
Average risk score1.19
Also on Medicaid17%

Dr. Bendewald's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Bendewald's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5661%
  • Men3639%

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

  1. High blood pressure73%
  2. High cholesterol63%
  3. Mood disorders39%
  4. Arthritis38%
  5. Depression37%
  6. Anxiety34%
  7. Diabetes27%
  8. Atrial fibrillation21%

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

Dr. Bendewald's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 53

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women67%
  • Men33%

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

Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald wrote 138 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bendewald wrote 138 Medicare Part D claims for 57 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 86 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,500 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 100 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024138
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$4,500
Part D patients57

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

  • Generic122 claims88%
  • Brand-name16 claims12%

Dr. Bendewald'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: 1002024: 8614%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 4 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. Franklin P. Bendewald ranks in the 49th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare

Dr. Bendewald accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bendewald as offering telehealth. CMS counts 19 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Bendewald, more than 49% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Bendewald ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
49th percentile19 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Bendewald.

Papers1

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Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald received $30,141 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 75 general payments to Dr. Bendewald from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 72% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $28,419.

General payments to Dr. Bendewald by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Bendewald by kind, 2016 to 2025

$30.1Kin total
  • Education$21,78272%
  • Travel and lodging$6,27821%
  • Food and beverage$2,0817%

Companies that paid Dr. Bendewald the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Bendewald, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Bendewald

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald graduated from Sanford School of Medicine

Dr. Bendewald graduated from Sanford School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Bendewald is a member of ACS, ASMBS and SAGES.

  1. Medical schoolSanford School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald accepts plans from 6 insurance carriers

Dr. Bendewald is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Dean Health Plan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Dean Health Plan
  • CMS Medicare
  • Medica
  • WI State Medicaid

Plan types Dr. Bendewald accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare3
  2. PPO3
  3. HMO2
  4. Medicaid2
  5. POS2
  6. EPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald's NPI number?

Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald's NPI number is 1275505646. It was assigned on February 1, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald?

Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald is a general surgeon in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald practice?

Dr. Bendewald practices at 2840 Index Road, Madison, WI 53713. Dr. Bendewald's primary practice is Fresenius Kidney Care Madison Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin.

What is Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bendewald is (608) 229-7222.

What is Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald's medical license number?

Dr. Bendewald's Wisconsin license number on file is 52765, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bendewald in Wisconsin (2009 to 2025), Indiana (2009 to 2011) and Minnesota (2005 to 2011).

Which hospitals is Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald affiliated with?

Dr. Bendewald is affiliated with SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison.

What medical group is Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald part of?

Dr. Bendewald is linked to SSM Health Dean Medical Group.

Does Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bendewald billed Medicare for 127 services in 2024, and Dr. Bendewald accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Bendewald as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald see?

CMS counts 92 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bendewald in 2024, with an average age of 69.

Is Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald board certified?

Yes. Dr. Bendewald is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bendewald's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and surgery: digestive system (49650).

Where did Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald go to medical school?

Dr. Bendewald graduated from Sanford School of Medicine in 2004.

What drugs does Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bendewald's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Sucralfate and Ursodiol.

Has Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $30,141 in general payments to Dr. Bendewald from 9 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald been practicing?

Dr. Bendewald graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.

Does Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Bendewald.

What insurance does Dr. Franklin P. Bendewald accept?

Dr. Bendewald is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Dean Health Plan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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