Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Richard Gary Bennett, MD

Individual provider Dermatology Physician · NPI 1760416648

Richard Gary Bennett, MD is registered under Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery (Mds) in Santa Monica, California. Graduated from Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University in 1970, 56 years ago. Practices with Richard G Bennett MD, a 5-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
56
Trained at
Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1301 20th St Ste 570
Santa Monica, CA 90404-2050 Not confirmed with CMS for 19 years — call before visiting
Phone: (310) 315-0171
Fax: (310) 828-6647
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Specialties & licences

Dermatology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence G50297 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1760416648
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 10, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJuly 8, 2007

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyMICROGRAPHIC DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY (MDS)
Medical schoolCLVLND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MED OF CASE WSTN RSV UNIVERSITY
Graduated 1970 (56 years in practice)
Group practice Richard G Bennett Md — 5 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 98 times · 93rd percentile
Skin biopsy 130 times · 79th percentile
Removal of skin lesions 64 times · 73rd percentile
Removal of skin cancer 610 times · 68th percentile
Removal or shaving of skin growth 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients419
Services billed 2,231 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age80

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $43 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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