Matthew Bender

Primary specialty

Gastroenterology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RG0100X

License

179187 Issued in CA

Practice address

8008 Frost St Ste 200
San Diego, CA 92123-4207

Phone

(858) 292-7527

Fax

(858) 863-5010

NPI assigned

Apr 2, 2015

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Gastroenterology

Education

University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 2015

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Emergency and Acute Care Medical CorporationGroup PAC ID 9537108279, 431 clinicians

San Diego Digestive Disease Consultants Inc a Medical GroupGroup PAC ID 2264482413, 13 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr Hospital, San Diego, CA, CCN 050025
• Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Hospital, Chula Vista, CA, CCN 050222
• Sharp Memorial Hospital Hospital, San Diego, CA, CCN 050100
• Palomar Health Downtown Campus Hospital, Escondido, CA, CCN 050115
• Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr Hospital, Coronado, CA, CCN 050234

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

90.77 of 100Reported as group

Quality

84.13

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

73.88

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• San Diego Digestive Disease Consultants, Inc. a Medical Group

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1013132216
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1437103942
  Care Compare group
• Regents of the University of California

  • Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1376646869
  NPD
• Regents of the University of California

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1558463927
  NPD
• Regents of the University of California - Ucsd Medical Group

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1336267137
  NPD
• Regents of the University of California

  • Pharmacy
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1598786576
  NPD (past)
• Regents of the University of California Ucsd Head and Neck Surgery

  • Otolaryngology Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1679509962
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Palomar Health

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Escondido, CA
  • NPI 1457321317
  Care Compare affiliation
• Regents of the University of California

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1184722779
  Care Compare affiliation
• Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chula Vista, CA
  • NPI 1396728630
  Care Compare affiliation
• Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Coronado, CA
  • NPI 1154304475
  Care Compare affiliation
• Sharp Memorial Hospital

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1114901352
  Care Compare affiliation
• Sharp Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1407839921
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1778630400000",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "8008 FROST ST STE 200",
            "city": "SAN DIEGO",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "921234207",
            "telephone_number": "858-929-7527",
            "fax_number": "858-863-5010"
        },
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2015-04-02",
        "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
        "certification_date": "2026-05-13",
        "status": "A"
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        },
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• Carol Joy Bender, R.N.P.
• Cole Bender
• Dawn Bender
• Eric Bender, D.C.
• Hayley N Bender, OTR, L
• Robert L. Bender, MD
• Isabella Serena Bendix, LMFT
• Robert Anthony Benedict III
• Lacey Benefiel, DVM
• Robyn Charissa Benefiel, LCSW

• Gastroenterology Physician in San Diego, CA
• Providers in San Diego, CA by specialty
• Gastroenterology Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 13, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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