Dr. Benjamin Schlechter, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 97
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 81
- Part D claims, 2024
- 175
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $25,110
- Practice address
- 420 S 5th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611
- Practice phone
- Call (610) 988-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Benjamin Schlechter is a plastic surgeon in Reading, Pennsylvania
Dr. Schlechter practices at Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania, part of Tower Health.
Dr. Schlechter's NPI, 1689676470, was assigned on August 11, 2005. Dr. Schlechter graduated from R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School in 1988. Dr. Schlechter holds Pennsylvania license MD055047L.
- NPI
- 1689676470NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3577467505
- NPI enumeration date
- August 11, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (610) 988-8000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 64
- Medical school graduation
- 1988
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Benjamin Schlechter practices at Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania
Dr. Schlechter's primary practice is Reading Hospital, at 420 S 5th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611 in Berks County. The practice phone is (610) 988-8000.
- Reading Hospital420 S 5th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611 · Berks CountyPhone(610) 988-8000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Benjamin Schlechter is affiliated with 3 sites of care
Dr. Schlechter's primary practice is Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania, part of Tower Health. Dr. Schlechter is also affiliated with Surgical Institute of Reading. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schlechter to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Benjamin Schlechter's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Schlechter practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Reading Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Benjamin Schlechter is one of 182 plastic surgeons in Pennsylvania
Plastic surgery is Dr. Schlechter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Schlechter is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic surgery, PennsylvaniaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benjamin Schlechter billed Medicare for 97 services in 2024
CMS data shows 97 Medicare services from Dr. Schlechter across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 81 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,401 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Schlechter's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 952024: 972%
Dr. Schlechter compared with the Pennsylvania median for plastic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Schlechter
- Pennsylvania median
- Medicare services
- 97vs 5770% above
- Medicare patients
- 81vs 6133% above
- Part D claims
- 126vs 294.3 times
Medians across 170 plastic surgeons in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Schlechter's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benjamin Schlechter treated 81 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 81 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schlechter in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 35 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Schlechter's median patient age at 65, with 76% women.
Dr. Schlechter's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Schlechter's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5264%
- Men2936%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Schlechter's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis59%
- Diabetes32%
- Anxiety22%
- Cancer22%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
- Ischemic heart disease21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Schlechter's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women76%
- Men24%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benjamin Schlechter wrote 175 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Schlechter wrote 175 Medicare Part D claims for 55 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 126 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $808 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 70 claims across 3 drugs.
Dr. Schlechter's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic149 claims85%
- Brand-name26 claims15%
Dr. Schlechter's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Schlechter's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids28%49 of 175 claims
- Antibiotics33%57 of 175 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 702024: 12680%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 3 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benjamin Schlechter ranks in the 66th percentile for melanoma (skin cancer) excision in Medicare
Dr. Schlechter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 12 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Schlechter, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Schlechter ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 66th percentile12 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Benjamin Schlechter received $25,110 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 150 general payments to Dr. Schlechter from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Gifts make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $20,956.
General payments to Dr. Schlechter by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Schlechter by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Gifts$20,06780%
- Food and beverage$3,75715%
- Travel and lodging$1,2485%
- Debt forgiveness$390%
Companies that paid Dr. Schlechter the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Benjamin Schlechter graduated from R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School
Dr. Schlechter graduated from R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School in 1988.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Benjamin Schlechter's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Benjamin Schlechter's NPI number?
Dr. Benjamin Schlechter's NPI number is 1689676470. It was assigned on August 11, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Benjamin Schlechter?
Dr. Benjamin Schlechter is a plastic surgeon in Reading, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).
Where does Dr. Benjamin Schlechter practice?
Dr. Schlechter practices at 420 S 5th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611. Dr. Schlechter's primary practice is Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania, part of Tower Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schlechter to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Benjamin Schlechter's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Schlechter is (610) 988-8000.
What is Dr. Benjamin Schlechter's medical license number?
Dr. Schlechter holds Pennsylvania license MD055047L.
Which hospitals is Dr. Benjamin Schlechter affiliated with?
Dr. Schlechter practices at Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Dr. Schlechter is also affiliated with Surgical Institute of Reading.
Does Dr. Benjamin Schlechter accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Schlechter billed Medicare for 97 services in 2024, and Dr. Schlechter accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benjamin Schlechter see?
CMS counts 81 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schlechter in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Benjamin Schlechter bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Schlechter's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99212), office visit, new patient (99202) and office visit, new patient (99203).
Where did Dr. Benjamin Schlechter go to medical school?
Dr. Schlechter graduated from R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School in 1988.
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What drugs does Dr. Benjamin Schlechter prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Schlechter's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Cefadroxil and Montelukast Sodium.
Has Dr. Benjamin Schlechter received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $25,110 in general payments to Dr. Schlechter from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.
How long has Dr. Benjamin Schlechter been practicing?
Dr. Schlechter graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.
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