Dr. Benjamin Bassichis, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Bassichis
Dr. Benjamin Bassichis is a facial plastic surgery physician in Dallas, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bassichis performed 4,766 Medicare services across 1,406 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bassichis received a total of $5,690 from 5 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 106 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in facial plastic surgery physician. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Bassichis is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woundfix, biowound, woundfix plus, biowound plus, woundfix xplus or biowound xplus, per square centimeter | 1,264 | $1,025 | $1,438 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into growth, 1-7 | 796 | $51 | $219 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 795 | $22 | $95 |
| Injection, fluorouracil, 500 mg | 794 | $2 | $5 |
| Destruction of birthmark, less than 10.0 sq cm | 345 | $267 | $750 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 126 | $376 | $1,936 |
| Creation of flap graft to midface | 115 | $686 | $2,413 |
| Application of skin substitute graft to wound of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less | 104 | $125 | $457 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 89 | $315 | $1,847 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 72 | $104 | $284 |
| Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 69 | $314 | $1,226 |
| Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm | 44 | $514 | $2,739 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 34 | $37 | $134 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 29 | $89 | $171 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 28 | $53 | $109 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 26 | $350 | $1,412 |
| Full thickness skin graft to nose, ears, eyelids, or lips, 20.0 sq cm or less | 18 | $416 | $2,019 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 18 | $79 | $201 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (69%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers.
Geographic Context
2.2 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Bassichis is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in TX), and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 16%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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