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Compare the published Medicare service mix of Edward M Bender, MD with clinicians in the same registry specialty: Cardiac Surgery · Thoracic Surgery (CMS).

WILLIAMSPORT, PA · 50 milesEdit location
Within 50 miles · Approximate ZIP-area distance

Approximate straight-line distances between ZIP-area centers; a city search starts from the average of its ZIP centers. Uses the primary reported practice ZIP, not an exact office address or driving distance. Records without matched coordinates are excluded. How distance works

2024 published service data · 6 eligible profiles compared. Similarity describes billing patterns, not quality, outcomes, or suitability for your care.

Russell A. Carter, M.D.

General Surgery · Peripheral Vascular Disease · Thoracic Surgery · Vascular Surgery (CMS) · Danville, PA

Shared published services
1 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery (33361)
41%Service-mix similarity~29.2 milesView profile →

Mark Jayanathan, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Danville, PA

Shared published services
2 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft (33533)
  • Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes (99222)
32%Service-mix similarity~29.2 milesView profile →

Michael Andrew Bresticker, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Danville, PA

Shared published services
1 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft (33533)
18%Service-mix similarity~29.2 milesView profile →

Michael Edward Friscia, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Danville, PA

Shared published services
1 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft (33533)
18%Service-mix similarity~29.2 milesView profile →

Matthew Alan Facktor, M.D.

General Surgery · Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Danville, PA

Shared published services
1 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes (99222)
13%Service-mix similarity~29.2 milesView profile →
How this comparison works

We use the same calendar year of CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners data for both providers. Published non-drug service counts are combined by HCPCS code across places of service. We apply log(1 + count), normalize the vectors, and compare them using cosine similarity.

Candidates share the reference provider’s current NPPES primary taxonomy and match the location you enter. We examine up to 500 candidates in approximate distance order, then show up to 12 with the highest positive similarity within that set. The score is not a percentile, medical recommendation, or prediction. Suppressed services are not estimated. Medicare fee-for-service data does not describe a provider’s entire practice.

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service : 2024-12-01 · Published May 21, 2026.