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Sandra Ann Bender, M.D.

NPI 1902907900ActiveIndividual· Pediatrics· Palm Desert, CA

Pediatrics (M.D.) with Desert Physicians Medical Group Health, practicing in Palm Desert, California. Part D covered 182 prescriptions written in 2024, 91% of them generic. Gilead Sciences, Inc. reported $135.00 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1902907900
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedSep 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPESAug 17, 2020
Certified by providerAug 17, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Pediatrics Primary208000000XC56115CA
Internal Medicine207R00000XC56115CA
Internal Medicine, Sports Medicine207RS0010XC56115CA

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Pediatric Medicine (CA)

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)182 · 453 30-day fills
Patients15
Total drug cost$4,710
Generic share91% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1999
Medicare specialtyPediatric Medicine
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine, Sports Medicine

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$135.00 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Gilead Sciences, Inc.$135.001

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$135.00 · 1 payment

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