Dr. Matthew Bender
Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology Physician)
8008 Frost St Ste 200
San Diego, CA 92123
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San Diego County includes primary care (1% of residents) and mental health (1% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Kentucky College of Medicine (2015)
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 253
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2015Medical school: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Gastroenterology Physician primary
CA license 179187 -
Hospitalist Physician
VA license 0101264650
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr San Diego, CA
- Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA
- Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA
- Palomar Health Downtown Campus Escondido, CA
- Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr Coronado, CA
Medical groups
- Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation (422 clinicians)
- San Diego Digestive Disease Consultants Inc A Medical Group (13 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 253
- Services billed
- 418
- Patients’ average age
- 70
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | 106 | 106 |
| Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | 92 | 90 |
| Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 88 | 87 |
| Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 86 | 86 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 40 | 39 |
| Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 31 | 30 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 20 | 20 |
| Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 15 | 15 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Gavilyte-G (peg3350/sod sulf,bicarb,cl/kcl) Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 92 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf (sodium, potassium,mag sulfates) Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 83 |
| Peg-3350 And Electrolytes (peg3350/sod sulf,bicarb,cl/kcl) Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 43 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 34 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 20 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 19 |
| Peg3350-Sod Sul-Nacl-Kcl-Asb-C (peg3350/sod sul/nacl/kcl/asb/c) | 19 |
| Linzess (linaclotide) Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 17 |
| Gavilyte-C (peg3350/sod sulf,bicarb,cl/kcl) Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 14 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.