Benjamin Thomas Sketchler, MD

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X

License

V7066 Issued in TX

Practice address

7401 Main St
Houston, TX 77030-4509

Phone

(713) 799-8600

NPI assigned

Apr 30, 2020

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Baylor College of Medicine, 2020

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Ortholonestar PLLCGroup PAC ID 9931529062, 416 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Texas Orthopedic Hospital Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 450804
• Houston Methodist Hospital Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 450358

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: benjamin.sketchler.1@15533.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Ortholonestar, PLLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1942860176
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Ortholonestar, PLLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Tomball, TX
  • NPI 1073475679
  NPD
• Ortholonestar, PLLC

  • Prosthetic/Orthotic Supplier
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1538776927

  Orthopaedic Surgery

  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Orthopedic Hospital LTD

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1134166192
  Care Compare affiliation
• The Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1548387418
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• James Mathison Skelton Jr., M.D.
• Park Skelton, DMD
• Stacy Skelton
• Zachary Skelton, PT, DPT
• Zia Skepple, LPC
• Meghan Porter Skevington, PT, DPT
• Marian Skewes, FNP, RN
• SKG Heart Center, PLLC
• Skhtherpay LLC
• John M. Skibber, M.D.

• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Houston, TX
• Providers in Houston, TX by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 19, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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