Richard Alex Benavides, M.D.
Surgery · Dallas, TX
At a glance
7920 Belt Line Rd, Dallas, TX 75254-8145
Published activity: Removal of tissue. View counts and coverage
NPPES record updated Mar 16, 2023. Public records can lag behind changes at a practice.
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Medicare & insurance
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Check the official Medicare directory ↗Practice location
7920 Belt Line Rd Suite 310Dallas, TX 75254-8145
Education & affiliations
- Medical / professional school
- Not reported in this file
- Graduation year
- 1981
- CMS specialties
- General Surgery
Practice groups
Reported hospital affiliations
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX
- Round Rock Medical Center Round Rock, TX
- St David's South Austin Medical Center Austin, TX
Graduation year does not establish years in practice. A reported affiliation does not establish employment, current admitting privileges, or insurance participation.
Source: CMS National Downloadable File · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Procedures in the public data
Reported activity can help you ask more informed questions about a practice’s services.
| Procedure category | Published Medicare activity |
|---|---|
| Removal of tissue | 499 |
CMS uses a one-year claims window with a reporting lag. Counts cover the Medicare activity included by CMS, not all patients. “1–10” is a published range. Volume is not a quality or outcomes score. Coverage and methodology
Source: CMS Utilization Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Service-mix comparison is unavailable for this NPI in the imported Medicare service file.
Industry-reported general payments
Includes reported transfers of value, such as meals, travel, or consulting. Payments do not establish improper conduct or quality of care. Research funding and ownership values are excluded from this total.
See payment purposes and reporting companies
Reported purposes
| Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|
| Food and beverage | $226.54 |
Reporting companies
| Company | Amount |
|---|---|
| PARATEK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $51.27 |
| MIMEDX GROUP, INC. | $47.82 |
| TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC | $31.27 |
| CASHFLOW SOLUTIONS, LLC | $22.77 |
| SMITH+NEPHEW, INC. | $20.85 |
| HARTMANN USA, INC. | $19.11 |
| INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | $17.20 |
| SOLVENTUM CORPORATION | $16.25 |
Source: CMS 2025 payments grouped by covered recipient and nature of payments · Published Jun 30, 2026.
Professional details: NPI, taxonomy & registry record
Registry details
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery
- Taxonomy code
- 208600000X
- Enumeration date
- Feb 1, 2007
- Record updated
- Mar 16, 2023
More registry details
- Provider type
- Individual · Type 1
- Reported credentials
- M.D.
Reported taxonomies and licenses
208D00000X
License reported: F9189 TX
208600000X · Primary
License reported: F9189 TX
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Practice location
7920 Belt Line RdSuite 310
Dallas, TX 75254-8145
- Phone
- (972) 331-8100
Mailing address
5934 WALNUT HILL LNDALLAS, TX 752305014
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