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Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD

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Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

11311 Bridgeport Way Sw Suite 302
Lakewood, WA 98499

(253) 533-6700

Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD is a medical oncologist in Lakewood, WA specializing in medical oncology, adult oncology and adult hematology.

Office Locations

11311 Bridgeport Way Sw Suite 302
Lakewood, WA 98499

(253) 533-6700

(253) 584-1271

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“If the MAX 9 had been at cruising altitude - around 30,000 to 40,000 feet - injuries might have been "catastrophic," said Dr. William Bensinger, a Seattle aviation medical examiner who's spent more...”—"Alaska Airlines flight at a different altitude could have been 'catastrophic,' experts say", The Virginian-Pilot, January 2024

“ASCO discussant William Bensinger, MD, of the Swedish Medical Group in Seattle said, "maintenance therapy with lenalidomide improves PFS and OS after induction and or consolidation.”—"Revlimid Maintenance Benefits Multiple Myeloma", MedPage Today, June 2016

“About 20,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year and about 60,000 people are living with the disease, said Dr. William Bensinger, a University of Washington professor and director of...”—"Cooper back, still battling | HeraldNet.com", Herald Net, May 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	153

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	89

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD in 2013

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	187

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD in 2014

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	80

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Lakewood, WA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	178
hospital care	52
inpatient care	52

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Lakewood, WA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	290
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD in 2017

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Lakewood, WA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	332
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	277

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	269

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	13
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD in 2020

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	292

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD in 2021

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Lakewood, WA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	214
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	66
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	18
85 and over	1
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	60

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	2
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Washington.

Licensed In: Washington

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Celgene Corporation	$464,800 Revlimid $248,213	Pomalyst $36,440	ABECMA $10,078	Istodax $775	$169,294
Amgen Inc.	$433,074 Kyprolis $416,834	XGEVA $167	$16,073
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$221,267 DARZALEX $218,678	IMBRUVICA $460	TECVAYLI $60	$2,068
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$187,602 NINLARO $153,959	$33,644
GENZYME CORPORATION	$184,950 SARCLISA $168,002	CD38 $8,520	MOZOBIL $7,626	NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED $126	$676
Other	$502,287 DARZALEX $103,353	Pomalyst $82,842	NINLARO $73,285	CALQUENCE $54,369	ZYTIGA $24,833	Other $163,606

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,445,631
Travel and Lodging	$262,508
Consulting Fee	$232,916
Food and Beverage	$48,511
Honoraria	$3,500
Other	$914

Research Payments

Dr. William Ira Bensinger, MD has received 466 research payments totaling $7,471,263.

Biography

Dr. William Bensinger's medical specialty is adult hematology, adult oncology, and medical oncology. Dr. Bensinger attended medical school at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine.