Katherine Mary Bender, MD

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

Q7643 Issued in TX

Practice address

1701 Sunset Blvd
Houston, TX 77005-1798

Phone

(713) 526-5511

Fax

(713) 520-4723

NPI assigned

Apr 2, 2013

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

Yes

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

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

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: kbender367734@directhoustonmethodist.org

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.

• Norman B Frankel Et Al PTR Medical Clinic of Houston

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1972539492

  Internal Medicine, TX

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• TMH Physician Associates PLLC

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1275779225

  Internal Medicine, TX

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Action Therapy Centers Limited

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1336172931
  Care Compare group
• Action Therapy Centers Limited

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1437182037
  Care Compare group
• Action Therapy Centers Limited

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Missouri City, TX
  • NPI 1689607285
  Care Compare group
• Norman B Frankel Et Al PTR Medical Clinic of Houston

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1912165952
  NPD
• TMH Physician Associates PLLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Spring, TX
  • NPI 1043061351
  NPD

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

• BMR Home Health, LLC

  • Home Health Agency
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1154767168
  Care Compare affiliation
• The Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1548387418

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Education

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2013

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Action Therapy Centers Limited 76 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Elara Caring Home health agency, Pasadena, TX, CCN 679786
• Houston Methodist Hospital Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 450358

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1701 SUNSET BLVD",
            "city": "HOUSTON",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "770051798",
            "telephone_number": "713-526-5511",
            "fax_number": "713-520-4723"
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "BENDER",
        "first_name": "KATHERINE",
        "middle_name": "MARY",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2013-04-02",
        "last_updated": "2026-04-14",
        "certification_date": "2026-04-14",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "207R00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
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}

• Benco Healthcare Corporation
• Benco Healthcare Services Inc.
• Bendeloaks Healthcare Services Inc.
• Adam J Bender, PT, DPT
• Guy Bender
• Nathan Scott Bender, M.D.
• Nicole Reusser Bender, M.D.
• Courtney Bendig, PA-C
• Megan Bendig, LCSW
• Chitshakti Bendre, D.D.S.

• All providers in Houston, TX
• Internal Medicine Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 14, 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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