Active NPI 1689802753 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Charles Bendas , MD

Surgery - Trauma Surgery • Bethlehem, PA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Charles Bendas, MD is a certified Surgery - Trauma Surgery practicing in Bethlehem, PA. With approximately 17 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2009, Dr. Bendas delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 801 OSTRUM ST.

Dr. Bendas is affiliated with St Lukes Physician Group Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, critical care, first, hospital discharge day management. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

801 Ostrum St
Dept Of Emergency Medicine

Bethlehem, PA 180151000

Telephone 6109544903

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Homestar Medical Equipment & Infusion Services Facility NPI 1134197874

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2009

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery - Trauma Surgery in Bethlehem, PA

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

17 Yrs -0.1 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 17.1 Yrs

State Avg: 19.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

8 Specialists

Practicing in Bethlehem, PA (92 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

12.5% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

58.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Bendas (17 Years) 17 Yrs

Bethlehem Specialty Average (17.1 Years) 17.1 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
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	271	173	$144.27	$77.91
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	138	77	$623.78	$210.94
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	59	58	$143.69	$79.09
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	46	46	$407.26	$168.64
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	46	39	$206.61	$113.51
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	23	23	$399.39	$174.83
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	18	18	$273.00	$120.23
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	16	14	$95.81	$49.08
93308 Ultrasound of heart, follow-up	14	14	$84.57	$24.39
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	14	$294.79	$129.44
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	13	13	$129.23	$27.38

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	264	171	$139.86	$77.15
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	222	110	$608.84	$208.31
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	157	152	$141.85	$78.73
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	90	64	$200.53	$116.39
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	45	45	$396.20	$169.62
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	24	24	$101.50	$26.66
93308 Ultrasound of heart, follow-up	23	23	$67.04	$23.18
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	22	20	$264.27	$118.98
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	16	16	$285.00	$127.22
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	14	14	$85.71	$54.56
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	13	13	$385.77	$173.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	310	201	$136.04	$69.97
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	242	97	$589.74	$215.79
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	124	93	$194.66	$100.67
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	98	97	$135.88	$69.76
93308 Ultrasound of heart, follow-up	36	35	$97.83	$24.95
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	36	35	$146.58	$28.63
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	22	22	$256.27	$121.61
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	19	19	$384.37	$194.40
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	18	18	$277.44	$132.67
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	16	16	$83.00	$55.54

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	344	220	$132.43	$71.15
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	232	110	$577.31	$217.69
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	142	138	$132.29	$71.26
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	97	64	$190.27	$102.23
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	30	30	$104.90	$29.07
93308 Ultrasound of heart, follow-up	29	29	$63.28	$25.32
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	25	25	$250.00	$123.09
99292 Critical care, each additional 30 minutes	24	15	$207.00	$107.00
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	22	22	$271.64	$134.61
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	22	22	$80.73	$55.43
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	19	19	$85.63	$38.04
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	15	15	$373.33	$198.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	12	12	$137.00	$83.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	307	114	$550.14	$224.61
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	246	169	$129.08	$72.54
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	222	128	$186.09	$105.19
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	112	111	$129.11	$72.62
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	37	36	$363.97	$200.79
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	33	24	$84.09	$39.59
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	29	29	$262.76	$138.74
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	24	20	$569.67	$88.05
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	22	21	$134.36	$74.24
36620 Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin	19	14	$203.16	$46.08
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	18	18	$242.06	$121.18
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	11	11	$78.55	$44.67

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	374	234	$124.87	$72.33
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	121	72	$179.43	$103.81
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	118	57	$387.38	$222.42
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	100	98	$124.88	$72.66
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	39	38	$354.46	$199.02
99282 Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making	35	35	$128.17	$41.73
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	32	32	$257.19	$136.79
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	26	25	$129.69	$72.89
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	19	17	$81.26	$39.36
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	15	15	$76.20	$44.03
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	15	13	$550.07	$87.27
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	14	14	$136.14	$72.66
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	12	12	$214.33	$118.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	341	208	$118.92	$71.80
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	179	71	$369.53	$220.00
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	78	55	$170.85	$102.83
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	73	73	$119.16	$70.92
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	29	26	$124.41	$70.78
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	22	22	$243.73	$134.96
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	18	18	$340.33	$200.07
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	11	11	$226.82	$134.20
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	11	11	$129.09	$71.84

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	169	112	$124.83	$70.16
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	134	63	$534.63	$216.79
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	70	44	$176.37	$102.93
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	43	43	$119.51	$69.56
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	19	19	$324.26	$200.77

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-06-20

Surgery - Trauma Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0127X

State License PA MD444444

Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.

Emergency Medicine

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X

State License PA MD444444

An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.

Surgery - Surgical Critical Care

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0102X

State License PA MD444444

A surgeon with expertise in the management of the critically ill and postoperative patient, particularly the trauma victim, who specializes in critical care medicine diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

St Lukes Physician Group Inc

801 Ostrm St, Bethlehem, PA 180151000

St Lukes Physician Group Inc

1872 St Lukes Blvd, Easton, PA 180455669

Phone: 4845267800

St Lukes Physician Group Inc

1872 St Lukes Blvd, Easton, PA 180455669

Phone: 4845267575

St Lukes Physician Group Inc

701 Ostrum St, Fountain Hill, PA 180151152

St Lukes Physician Group Inc

700 Lawn Ave, Sellersville, PA 189601548

Phone: 4848225700

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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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 June 19, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 19, 2012

Registered at 801 OSTRUM ST, DEPT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, BETHLEHEM, PA 180151000 (Tel: 6109544903)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 19, 2012

Registered at 801 OSTRUM ST, DEPT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, BETHLEHEM, PA 180151000 (Tel: 4845264500)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 19, 2012

Recorded as CHARLES BENDAS, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 19, 2012

Emergency Medicine (License #MD444444 in PA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 29, 2009

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1689802753

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: June 29, 2009

Last Update: June 20, 2025

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

801 Ostrum St, Dept Of Emergency Medicine

Bethlehem, PA 180151000

Phone: 4845264500

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