Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider, MD

  • Dallas, TX
  • General surgeon
NPI1245271816PAC ID4880758283
Medicare services, 2024
83
Medicare patients, 2024
87
Part D claims, 2024
83
Publications
65
MIPS score, 2024
83
Practice address
8230 Walnut Hill Ln Suite 808, Dallas, TX 75231
Practice phone
Call (214) 696-8829
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Primary practice

Dallas Surgi Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Dallas, Texas

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Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider is a general surgeon in Dallas, Texas

Dr. Schneider practices at Dallas Surgi Center in Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Schneider's NPI, 1245271816, was assigned on June 8, 2006. Dr. Schneider graduated from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 1997. Dr. Schneider's Texas license number on file is L4697.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4880758283
NPI enumeration date
June 8, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(214) 696-8829
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1997

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

Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider practices at Dallas Surgi Center in Dallas, Texas

Dr. Schneider's primary practice is Dallas Surgi Center, at 8230 Walnut Hill Ln Suite 808, Dallas, TX 75231. The practice phone is (214) 696-8829.

  • Dallas Surgi Center
    8230 Walnut Hill Ln Suite 808, Dallas, TX 75231Phone(214) 696-8829

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Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Schneider's primary practice is Dallas Surgi Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Schneider is also affiliated with William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schneider to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dallas Surgi CenterAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider is one of 1,939 general surgeons in Texas

Surgery is Dr. Schneider's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Schneider is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Schneider's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Massachusetts and Iowa.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, TexasPrimaryLicense L4697 · 2002 to 2025 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Massachusetts licenseLicense 216477 · 2003 to 2019
  • Iowa license1997 to 2002

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, bariatric surgery, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Schneider treats.

General surgeons near Dr. Schneider

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Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider billed Medicare for 83 services in 2024

CMS data shows 83 Medicare services from Dr. Schneider across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 87 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,547 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202483
Medicare patients87
Paid by Medicare$9,547
Procedure codes3

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 792024: 835%

Dr. Schneider compared with the Texas median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Schneider
  • Texas median
Medicare services
83vs 11830% below
Medicare patients
87vs 9710% below
Part D claims
38vs 4210% below

Medians across 1,674 general surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Schneider'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 Edward Schneider treated 87 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 87 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schneider in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 43 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Schneider's median patient age at 56, with 71% women.

Medicare patients, 202487
Average age71
Average risk score1.16

Dr. Schneider's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Schneider's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5664%
  • Men3136%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis55%
  4. Mood disorders34%
  5. Depression33%
  6. Diabetes32%
  7. Anxiety30%
  8. Ischemic heart disease24%

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

Dr. Schneider's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 56

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women71%
  • Men28%

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

Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider wrote 83 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Schneider wrote 83 Medicare Part D claims for 59 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 38 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $269 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 14 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202483
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$269
Part D patients59

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

  • Generic82 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims1%

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

  • Opioids57%47 of 83 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: 142024: 38171%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 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. Benjamin Edward Schneider scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Schneider for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Schneider accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Schneider as offering telehealth. CMS counts 22 procedures of hernia repair - groin (open) by Dr. Schneider, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Schneider's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 83of 100Final score
  • 70.1of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 73of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Schneider ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Hernia repair - groin (open)
97th percentile22 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider has 65 publications on record

Dmand AI links 65 papers to Dr. Schneider, published from 2007 to 2025. 2014 was the busiest year, with 11. The most frequent topics are Bariatric Surgery, Obesity, Morbid and Weight Loss. Dr. Schneider has published most often in Obes Surg. Dr. Schneider's most frequent co-authors are Jaime Paul Almandoz, MD, Sachin Suresh Kukreja, MD and Carrie J. McAdams, MD.

Papers65
Years published2007 to 2025

Dr. Schneider's papers by year, 2014 to 2025

Topics Dr. Schneider writes about most

  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Obesity, Morbid
  • Weight Loss
  • Obesity
  • Laparoscopy
  • Gastric Bypass
  • Body Mass Index
  • Ethnicity

Dr. Schneider's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Schneider

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Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider received $3,918 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 43 general payments to Dr. Schneider from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 79% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $1,064.

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

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

$3.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,09679%
  • Travel and lodging$82321%

Companies that paid Dr. Schneider 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. Benjamin Edward Schneider has 5 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 5 awards for Dr. Schneider, most recently Best Doctor in 2024.

Awards and honors for Dr. Schneider

  1. 2024
    • Best Doctor
  2. 2017
    • Boston Magazine
    • Boston Magazine - Top Doctor
  3. 2012
    • CMS Stage 1 2012
  4. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider graduated from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Dr. Schneider graduated from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 1997. Dr. Schneider is a member of ACS, ASMBS, SSAT and SAGES.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider accepts plans from 24 insurance carriers

Dr. Schneider is in network with 24 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Schneider accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO14
  2. HMO13
  3. Medicare11
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
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. Benjamin Edward Schneider's NPI number?

Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider's NPI number is 1245271816. It was assigned on June 8, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider?

Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider is a general surgeon in Dallas, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider practice?

Dr. Schneider practices at 8230 Walnut Hill Ln Suite 808, Dallas, TX 75231. Dr. Schneider's primary practice is Dallas Surgi Center in Dallas, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schneider to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center.

What is Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Schneider is (214) 696-8829.

What is Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider's medical license number?

Dr. Schneider's Texas license number on file is L4697, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Schneider in Texas (2002 to 2025), Massachusetts (2003 to 2019) and Iowa (1997 to 2002).

Which hospitals is Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider affiliated with?

Dr. Schneider is affiliated with William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Schneider to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider part of?

Dr. Schneider is linked to University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Does Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Schneider billed Medicare for 83 services in 2024, and Dr. Schneider accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider offer telehealth?

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

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What is Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider's MIPS score?

Dr. Schneider's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider see?

CMS counts 87 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schneider in 2024, with an average age of 71.

Is Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider board certified?

Yes. Dr. Schneider is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Schneider's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, new patient (99205) and office visit, established patient (99215).

Where did Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider go to medical school?

Dr. Schneider graduated from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 1997.

What drugs does Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Schneider's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Tramadol HCl.

Has Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,918 in general payments to Dr. Schneider from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medical Device Business Services, Inc.

How long has Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider been practicing?

Dr. Schneider graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.

Does Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider do research?

Dmand AI links 65 publications to Dr. Schneider, published from 2007 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider publish with?

Dr. Schneider's most frequent co-authors are Jaime Paul Almandoz, MD (13 shared papers), Sachin Suresh Kukreja, MD (10 shared papers) and Carrie J. McAdams, MD (8 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Benjamin Edward Schneider accept?

Dr. Schneider is in network with 24 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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