Dr. Richard C. Fuquay, MD

  • Desoto, TX
  • Nephrologist
NPI1548307820PAC ID0143414508
Medicare services, 2024
1,209
Medicare patients, 2024
329
Part D claims, 2024
1,769
Publications
16
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
2651 Bolton Boone Drive Bldg B, Desoto, TX 75115
Practice phone
Call (972) 780-5991
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Primary practice

DeSoto Regional Dialysis Center

Dialysis Center - Independent · Desoto, Texas

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Dr. Richard C. Fuquay is a nephrologist in Desoto, Texas

Dr. Fuquay practices at DeSoto Regional Dialysis Center in Desoto, Texas.

Dr. Fuquay's NPI, 1548307820, was assigned on January 30, 2007. Dr. Fuquay graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2005. Dr. Fuquay holds Texas license P3151.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0143414508
NPI enumeration date
January 30, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(972) 780-5991
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
47
Medical school graduation
2005

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Richard C. Fuquay practices at DeSoto Regional Dialysis Center in Desoto, Texas

Dr. Fuquay's primary practice is DeSoto Regional Dialysis Center, at 2651 Bolton Boone Drive Bldg B, Desoto, TX 75115 in Dallas County. The practice phone is (972) 780-5991.

  • DeSoto Regional Dialysis Center
    2651 Bolton Boone Drive Bldg B, Desoto, TX 75115 · Dallas CountyPhone(972) 780-5991

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Dr. Richard C. Fuquay is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Fuquay's primary practice is DeSoto Regional Dialysis Center in Desoto, Texas. Dr. Fuquay is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Waxahachie. The medical group on file is Dallas Nephrology Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fuquay to 2 more hospitals and 1 dialysis center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard C. Fuquay's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Fuquay practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
DeSoto Regional Dialysis CenterAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Richard C. Fuquay is one of 1,045 nephrologists in Texas

Nephrology is Dr. Fuquay's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Fuquay is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Fuquay's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Colorado.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, TexasPrimaryLicense P3151 · 2012 to 2027 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Colorado license2008 to 2013

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease and fluid and electrolyte imbalances among the conditions Dr. Fuquay treats.

Nephrologists near Dr. Fuquay

Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Richard C. Fuquay billed Medicare for 1,209 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,209 Medicare services from Dr. Fuquay across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 329 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $116,852 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,209
Medicare patients329
Paid by Medicare$116,852
Procedure codes9

Dr. Fuquay's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7522024: 7106%
Tests and treatments
2023: 3002024: 3176%
Other services
2023: 02024: 182

Where Dr. Fuquay's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office62151%
  • In a facility58849%

Dr. Fuquay compared with the Texas median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Fuquay
  • Texas median
Medicare services
1,209vs 1,04815% above
Medicare patients
329vs 27719% above
Part D claims
1,554vs 7582.1 times

Medians across 1,017 nephrologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Fuquay'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. Richard C. Fuquay treated 329 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 329 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fuquay in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 120 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.64, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Fuquay's median patient age at 71, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024329
Average age72
Average risk score4.64
Also on Medicaid26%

Dr. Fuquay's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Fuquay's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16650%
  • Men16350%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Fuquay's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes70%
  5. Heart failure55%
  6. Arthritis51%
  7. Ischemic heart disease51%
  8. Mood disorders36%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Fuquay's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Richard C. Fuquay wrote 1,769 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Fuquay wrote 1,769 Medicare Part D claims for 292 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,554 of them, across 33 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $202,141 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,342 claims across 29 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,769
Drugs named by CMS33
Total drug cost$202,141
Part D patients292

Dr. Fuquay's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,582 claims89%
  • Brand-name187 claims11%

Dr. Fuquay'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. Fuquay's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics1%13 of 1,769 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: 1,3422024: 1,55416%

Drugs named by CMS: 33 in 2024, 29 in 2023.

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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. Richard C. Fuquay offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Fuquay accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Fuquay as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Richard C. Fuquay has 16 publications on record

Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Fuquay, published from 2007 to 2018. 2013 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Renal Dialysis, Apoptosis and JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases. Dr. Fuquay has published most often in J Am Soc Nephrol. Dr. Fuquay's most frequent co-authors are Robert Brown Schoene, MD, Joseph Rossi Berger, MD and Richard J. Johnson, MD.

Papers16
Years published2007 to 2018

Dr. Fuquay's papers by year, 2007 to 2018

Topics Dr. Fuquay writes about most

  • Renal Dialysis
  • Apoptosis
  • JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Metallothionein
  • Altitude Sickness
  • Cell Line

Dr. Fuquay's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Fuquay

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Richard C. Fuquay received $2,520 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 120 general payments to Dr. Fuquay from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $497.

General payments to Dr. Fuquay by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Fuquay by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,518100%
  • Education$20%

Companies that paid Dr. Fuquay the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Richard C. Fuquay graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Fuquay graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2005.

  1. Medical schoolUT Southwestern Medical Center
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Richard C. Fuquay accepts plans from 24 insurance carriers

Dr. Fuquay is in network with 24 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Fuquay accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO14
  2. PPO14
  3. Medicare11
  4. POS7
  5. EPO5
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Richard C. Fuquay's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Richard C. Fuquay's NPI number?

Dr. Richard C. Fuquay's NPI number is 1548307820. It was assigned on January 30, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard C. Fuquay?

Dr. Richard C. Fuquay is a nephrologist in Desoto, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Richard C. Fuquay practice?

Dr. Fuquay practices at 2651 Bolton Boone Drive Bldg B, Desoto, TX 75115. Dr. Fuquay's primary practice is DeSoto Regional Dialysis Center in Desoto, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fuquay to 2 hospitals and 1 dialysis center.

What is Dr. Richard C. Fuquay's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Fuquay is (972) 780-5991.

What is Dr. Richard C. Fuquay's medical license number?

Dr. Fuquay holds Texas license P3151, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Richard C. Fuquay been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Fuquay in Texas (2012 to 2027) and Colorado (2008 to 2013).

Which hospitals is Dr. Richard C. Fuquay affiliated with?

Dr. Fuquay is affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Waxahachie. Dmand AI links Dr. Fuquay to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Richard C. Fuquay part of?

Dr. Fuquay is linked to Dallas Nephrology Associates.

Does Dr. Richard C. Fuquay accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Fuquay billed Medicare for 1,209 services in 2024, and Dr. Fuquay accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Richard C. Fuquay offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Fuquay as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard C. Fuquay see?

CMS counts 329 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fuquay in 2024, with an average age of 72.

Is Dr. Richard C. Fuquay board certified?

Yes. Dr. Fuquay is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Richard C. Fuquay bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Fuquay's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. Richard C. Fuquay go to medical school?

Dr. Fuquay graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2005.

What drugs does Dr. Richard C. Fuquay prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Fuquay's most prescribed drugs by claims were Losartan Potassium, Amlodipine Besylate and Chlorthalidone.

Has Dr. Richard C. Fuquay received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,520 in general payments to Dr. Fuquay from 32 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.

How long has Dr. Richard C. Fuquay been practicing?

Dr. Fuquay graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.

Does Dr. Richard C. Fuquay do research?

Dmand AI links 16 publications to Dr. Fuquay, published from 2007 to 2018.

Who does Dr. Richard C. Fuquay publish with?

Dr. Fuquay's most frequent co-authors are Robert Brown Schoene, MD (3 shared papers), Joseph Rossi Berger, MD (2 shared papers) and Richard J. Johnson, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Richard C. Fuquay accept?

Dr. Fuquay is in network with 24 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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