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Richard Alex Benavides, M.D.

NPI 1497893754ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Dallas, TX

Surgery (M.D.) with Premier Provider Health PA, practicing in Dallas, Texas. Part D covered 135 prescriptions written in 2024, 96% of them generic. Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $226.54 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1497893754
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedFeb 1, 2007
Last updated in NPPESMar 16, 2023
Certified by providerMar 16, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000XF9189TX
General Practice208D00000XF9189TX

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (TX)

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)135 · 137 30-day fills
Patients76
Total drug cost$1,644
Generic share96% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1981
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$226.54 · 10 payments from 8 companies
  • 2024$52.66 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$226.54 · 10 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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