Active NPI 1366628711 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Thomas F Bendowski , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Crystal River, FL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Thomas Bendowski, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Crystal River, FL. With approximately 43 years of clinical experience since graduating from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1983, Dr. Bendowski delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 6480 W GULF TO LAKE HWY.

Dr. Bendowski is affiliated with Citrus Specialty Group Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg, hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

6480 W Gulf To Lake Hwy

Crystal River, FL 344297622

Telephone 3527954422

Fax 3527951572

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Thomas F Bendowski Md Pa Facility NPI 1457344210

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Georgetown University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1983

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Crystal River, FL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

43 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 43.0 Yrs

State Avg: 27.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

3 Specialists

Practicing in Crystal River, FL (1597 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

72.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Bendowski (43 Years) 43 Yrs

Crystal River Specialty Average (43.0 Years) 43.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1010 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg	29,635	199	$1.00	$0.13
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,008	18	$34.14	$8.89
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	519	242	$256.31	$72.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	353	243	$173.89	$89.69
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	200	37	$4.72	$0.97
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	117	94	$25.00	$9.68
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	100	100	$235.90	$110.91
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	84	76	$138.33	$43.91
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	72	66	$148.50	$44.97
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	62	55	$114.77	$39.08
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	34	32	$111.76	$55.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	27	$250.90	$126.92
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	30	28	$5153.80	$1312.21
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	29	27	$178.48	$52.84
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	24	19	$195.08	$57.88
73565 X-ray of both knees while standing	17	17	$127.59	$38.34
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	16	16	$5456.69	$1358.31

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	467	252	$265.00	$71.92
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	443	242	$25.00	$11.66
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	271	209	$153.00	$89.19
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	147	147	$232.00	$112.49
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	98	27	$5.00	$1.08
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	85	83	$126.00	$46.17
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	60	$225.00	$127.29
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	48	46	$132.00	$45.80
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	47	41	$108.00	$35.35
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	34	34	$5671.00	$1329.96
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	30	14	$153.00	$80.03
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	25	25	$300.00	$132.04
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	22	20	$5309.00	$1334.03
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	22	22	$92.00	$56.10
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	21	12	$180.00	$55.71
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	18	13	$86.00	$50.71
27236 Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement	13	12	$4375.00	$1178.69
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	13	11	$223.00	$84.99
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$358.00	$166.97

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	487	263	$265.00	$70.89
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	477	251	$25.00	$11.03
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	396	91	$5.00	$1.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	366	242	$153.00	$89.85
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	167	167	$232.00	$111.06
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	135	131	$126.00	$47.29
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	124	107	$132.00	$45.24
J7040 Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml = 1 unit)	83	71	$2.00	$1.33
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	81	69	$107.14	$34.20
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	72	40	$10.00	$5.86
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	64	60	$92.00	$56.05
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	60	29	$153.00	$70.57
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	50	48	$225.00	$126.82
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	38	36	$300.00	$134.66
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	30	30	$5671.00	$1355.85
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	23	14	$180.00	$54.52
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	20	19	$5309.00	$1326.59
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	19	19	$75.00	$13.99
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant	15	15	$4543.00	$1232.16
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	12	12	$2413.00	$180.29
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	11	11	$223.00	$100.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	864	14	$37.00	$10.90
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	834	288	$24.97	$10.61
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	705	280	$265.00	$71.10
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	310	233	$153.00	$91.10
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	165	165	$232.00	$110.74
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	161	131	$92.00	$55.63
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	109	104	$126.00	$46.62
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	94	80	$132.00	$45.37
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	93	73	$108.00	$33.96
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	60	12	$5.00	$1.37
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	40	25	$10.00	$5.68
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	35	$225.00	$129.70
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	32	30	$139.88	$67.43
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	28	22	$191.00	$53.84
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	24	24	$300.00	$136.97
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	19	19	$157.00	$73.00
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	19	12	$121.00	$37.66
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	18	11	$180.00	$43.97
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$358.00	$169.08
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	15	11	$197.00	$54.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	1,129	306	$25.01	$11.58
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	997	309	$115.15	$65.30
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	302	222	$90.12	$72.35
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	200	158	$65.00	$43.81
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	85	$150.00	$104.67
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	83	33	$20.00	$6.06
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	50	21	$85.50	$46.72
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	42	37	$75.00	$27.01
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	27	26	$70.00	$36.51
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	22	22	$5481.82	$1438.62
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	19	19	$5000.00	$1376.62
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	18	15	$100.00	$26.67
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$100.00	$73.60

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	1,359	433	$25.00	$12.16
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	1,213	436	$113.83	$64.63
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	608	392	$90.15	$73.31
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	289	223	$75.00	$26.78
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	219	176	$65.00	$44.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	165	165	$150.00	$107.69
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	106	90	$100.00	$25.42
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	95	89	$70.68	$35.59
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	90	41	$20.06	$6.30
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	43	43	$5348.84	$1461.83
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	42	21	$91.31	$49.51
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	37	37	$100.00	$75.63
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	34	$135.00	$107.32
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	28	17	$107.14	$50.68
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	18	18	$5000.00	$1412.98
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	15	14	$100.00	$41.94
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$200.00	$163.84

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	1,259	409	$24.98	$12.98
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	1,129	409	$112.29	$60.44
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	413	316	$90.00	$68.25
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	255	197	$75.00	$24.50
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	222	171	$65.00	$40.89
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	145	145	$150.34	$101.81
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	135	108	$100.00	$23.44
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	122	58	$20.00	$6.67
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	115	108	$70.00	$32.46
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	96	96	$100.52	$70.28
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	52	21	$98.08	$47.05
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	40	39	$5375.00	$1381.53
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	31	20	$103.23	$45.72
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	24	23	$5000.00	$1286.49
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	13	12	$1500.00	$411.81
29881 Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope	11	11	$2500.00	$525.97

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	1,274	442	$25.00	$10.97
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	1,123	442	$114.34	$60.35
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	490	349	$89.95	$67.66
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	294	221	$75.00	$24.32
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	292	230	$65.09	$40.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	167	167	$150.00	$101.08
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	123	113	$70.00	$32.71
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	109	56	$20.00	$5.72
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	107	94	$100.00	$23.41
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	106	106	$100.00	$69.46
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	59	57	$5000.00	$1315.47
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	41	22	$91.46	$46.14
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	37	24	$100.00	$45.11
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	23	23	$5000.00	$1316.05
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	22	13	$60.00	$23.26
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	21	20	$100.00	$38.60
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	15	15	$1000.00	$172.85
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	12	11	$3000.00	$1014.22

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License FL ME63038

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Citrus Specialty Group Inc

131 S Citrus Ave, Inverness, FL 344524701

Phone: 3525606270

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active January 16, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location January 16, 2008

Registered at 6480 W GULF TO LAKE HWY, CRYSTAL RIVER, FL 344297622 (Tel: 3527954422)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 16, 2008

Registered at PO BOX 637, CRYSTAL RIVER, FL 344230637 (Tel: 3527954422)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 16, 2008

Recorded as THOMAS BENDOWSKI, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 16, 2008

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #ME63038 in FL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 16, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1366628711

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: January 16, 2008

Last Update: January 16, 2008

Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

Po Box 637

Crystal River, FL 344230637

Phone: 3527954422

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