Individual provider Active NPI

Dean A Bender, MA DC

  • Chiropractor
  • Kalamazoo, MI
National Provider Identifier
1306804760
Registry record updated Jul 13, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
ChiropractorTaxonomy code 111N00000X
License
DB004609 Issued in MI
Practice address
611 Howard St
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1919
Phone
(269) 381-0737
Fax
(269) 381-5120
NPI assigned
May 3, 2006
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Chiropractor 111N00000X DB004609 MI Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

611 Howard St
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1919

Mailing address

611 Howard St
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1919
Phone (269) 381-0737

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
649416OtherACN

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in MI

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20110228000385 MI Practitioner - Chiropractic 0143401984 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization
Practice locations: Kalamazoo, MI

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Chiropractic
Education
Palmer College Chiropractic - West Sunnyvale, 1981
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Independence Health, PLLCGroup PAC ID 6002393592, 2 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

611 Howard St
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1919
Phone (269) 381-0737

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Master of Arts

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
DB004609MIMDChiropractor

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Independence Health, PLLC Chiropractor CurrentSince Dec 13, 2025 Accepting new patients
Dean a. Bender, D.C., P.C. Chiropractor Past Accepting new patients

Locations

611 Howard St
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Phone (269) 381-0737

Organizations & group practices 2

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.

NPI Registry JSON

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1783900800000",
    "number": "1306804760",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "611 HOWARD ST",
            "city": "KALAMAZOO",
            "state": "MI",
            "postal_code": "490081919",
            "telephone_number": "269-381-0737",
            "fax_number": "269-381-5120"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "611 HOWARD ST",
            "city": "KALAMAZOO",
            "state": "MI",
            "postal_code": "490081919",
            "telephone_number": "269-381-0737",
            "fax_number": "269-381-5120"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "BENDER",
        "first_name": "DEAN",
        "middle_name": "A",
        "credential": "MA DC",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-05-03",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-13",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "111N00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Chiropractor",
            "state": "MI",
            "license": "DB004609",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "ACN",
            "identifier": "649416",
            "state": null
        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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Sources for this page

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