Edward M Bender, MD

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

MD063707L Issued in OR

Practice address

740 High St Ste 2001
Williamsport, PA 17701-3102

Phone

(570) 321-3165

NPI assigned

Aug 31, 2006

Last updated

Jan 24, 2026By the provider in NPPES

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

Other identifiers 5

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in PA

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

Thoracic SurgeryAlso: Cardiac Surgery

Education

Wayne State University School of Medicine, 1980

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Susquehanna Physician ServicesGroup PAC ID 2264336460, 611 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Upmc Williamsport Hospital, Williamsport, PA, CCN 390045

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

91.14 of 100Reported as group

Quality

85.78

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

78.31

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: ebender402187@direct.salemhealth.org
• Direct secure messaging: edward.m.bender@upmcdirect.com

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

• Susquehanna Physician Services

  dba Susquehanna Health Medical Group

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • Williamsport, PA
  • NPI 1992724041
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Susquehanna Physician Services

  • Radiology Clinic/Center
  • Mansfield, PA
  • NPI 1073361564
  NPD
• Good Samaritan Hospital Corvallis

  dba Samaritan Cardiothoracic Surgery - Corvallis

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Corvallis, OR
  • NPI 1801148861
  NPD (past)

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

• Upmc Williamsport

  dba The Williamsport Hospital & Medical Center

  • Land Ambulance
  • Williamsport, PA
  • NPI 1093890360

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Williamsport

  dba Williamsport Regional Medical Center SPU- Divine Providence Campus

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Williamsport, PA
  • NPI 1225500770

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Williamsport

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Williamsport, PA
  • NPI 1285719559

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Williamsport

  dba Williamsport Regional Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Williamsport, PA
  • NPI 1609801976
  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Williamsport

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Williamsport, PA
  • NPI 1649746488
  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Williamsport

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Williamsport, PA
  • NPI 1740365097
  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Williamsport

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Williamsport, PA
  • NPI 1982788048

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Williamsport, PA
• Providers in Williamsport, PA by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Pennsylvania

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 24, 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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