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Dr. Benjamin Stephens Richards , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery β€’ Dallas, TX

Active NPI 1275624876 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner
Practice location in NPPES

2222 Welborn St
Dallas, TX 752193924

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

2222 Welborn St

Dallas, TX 752193924

Telephone 2145595000
Fax 2144437309
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Crippled Children Facility NPI 1760628184

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Industry payments (Open Payments)

No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.

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NPI first issued

2006

The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show: NPI first issued

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Medicare assignment not listed

CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, β€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Compared with the same specialty in Dallas and Texas

125 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Dallas, TX (1,515 in Texas).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Dallas

7.2% of these 125 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

55.2% of these 125 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

License # reported to NPPES TX H3414

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid ID
102822704 (TX)

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

6 listed
Dr. I-Yuan Chang , MD

Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1386945921

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Elysia Jones , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1265092662

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Vivek Kalia , MD, MPH, MS

Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1912291642

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Master of Public Health, Master of Science

Dr. J. Kan , MD

Radiology - Pediatric Radiology

NPI 1841387966

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Yassine Kanaan , MD

Radiology - Pediatric Radiology

NPI 1285758219

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Cadie Wernecke , DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1215690094

Doctor of Nursing Practice, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated September 27, 2006.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1275624876
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: September 27, 2006
Last Update: March 23, 2016
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

2222 Welborn St

Dallas, TX 752193924

Phone: 2145595000

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.