Dr. William S. Bender, MD
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Georgetown University School of Medicine (2009)
- Years since graduation
- 17
- In the NPI registry since
- 2009
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 50
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
- 2009Medical school: Georgetown University School of Medicine
- 2009Registered 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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Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
GA license 73903 · NY license 266042
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA
- Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc Atlanta, GA
Medical groups
- The Emory Clinic Inc (3,568 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
- 50
- Services billed
- 114
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 35 | 14 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 32 | 27 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 11 | 11 |
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.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 6 payments worth $9,023 in total to this clinician.
| Vantive US Healthcare LLC | $9,023 |
|---|
| Education | $4,400 |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $3,700 |
| Travel and Lodging | $773 |
| Food and Beverage | $150 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vantive US Healthcare LLC Oct 15, 2025 | Education Renal - Acute · Renal | $4,400 |
| Vantive US Healthcare LLC Apr 16, 2025 | Consulting Fee Renal - Acute · Renal | $3,700 |
| Vantive US Healthcare LLC May 29, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Renal - Acute · Renal · travel to Edinburg, IL · in-kind | $477 |
| Vantive US Healthcare LLC May 9, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Renal - Acute · Renal · travel to Edinburg, IL · in-kind | $296 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.