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Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD

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(Dr. Richard Fuquay, MD)

(8 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2005)

Professional interests include: newborn care

2651 Bolton Boone Drive
Desoto, TX 75115

(214) 579-6550

Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD is a nephrologist in Desoto, TX specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 2005 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD is affiliated with Methodist Health System, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano, Baylor Scott & White Health, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Waxahachie, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Dallas, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Waxahachie.

Office Locations

2651 Bolton Boone Drive
Desoto, TX 75115

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Methodist Health System

1420 Viceroy Drive
Dallas, TX 75235

(214) 358-2300

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In The News

“Richard Fuquay is a practicing nephrologist in southern Dallas County.”—"Our health care system is broken. This is a critical moment", Dallas News, December 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD treated as a nephrologist in Desoto, TX during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	145
doctor visit	18
hospital care	303
inpatient care	303

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD treated as a nephrologist in Desoto, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	477
doctor visit	180
hospital care	1219
inpatient care	1219

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	290
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	55
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	74
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	73
Dementia	43
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD treated as a nephrologist in Desoto, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	382
doctor visit	327
hospital care	1229
inpatient care	1229

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	388
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	65
Less than 65	196

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	71
Dementia	39
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD treated as a nephrologist in Desoto, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	372
doctor visit	338
hospital care	1346
inpatient care	1346

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	586
Female	628

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	758
Hispanic	108
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	438
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	124
Less than 65	396

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	73
Dementia	33
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD treated as a nephrologist in Desoto, TX during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	253
doctor visit	347
hospital care	1169
inpatient care	1169

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	352
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	66
Less than 65	193

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	73
Dementia	36
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD treated as a nephrologist in Desoto, TX during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	193
doctor visit	355
hospital care	1194
inpatient care	1194

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	394
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	72
Less than 65	203

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	71
Dementia	35
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD treated as a nephrologist in Desoto, TX during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	191
doctor visit	343
hospital care	921
inpatient care	921
lab tests	99

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	370
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	71
Less than 65	210

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	71
Dementia	32
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD treated as a nephrologist in Desoto, TX during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	146
doctor visit	336
hospital care	651
inpatient care	651

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	305
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	69
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	70
Dementia	32
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD treated as a nephrologist in Desoto, TX during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	164
doctor visit	356
hospital care	817
inpatient care	817
lab tests	61

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	315
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	58
Less than 65	159

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	69
Dementia	32
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD treated as a nephrologist in Desoto, TX during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	133
doctor visit	352
hospital care	756
inpatient care	756

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	261
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	65
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	68
Dementia	36
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD treated as a nephrologist in Desoto, TX during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	98
doctor visit	297
hospital care	469
inpatient care	469

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	201
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	54
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	65
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD treated as a nephrologist in Desoto, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

dialysis	232
doctor visit	295
hospital care	915
inpatient care	915
lab tests	80

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	330
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	154
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	18
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	128
85 and over	63
Less than 65	171
65 to 74	166

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	64
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	31
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 2005. He completed residency at University of Colorado Denver Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Nephrology- American Board of Internal Med/Nephrology Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Med Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology- American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2005)

Residency: University of Colorado Denver Affiliated Hospitals (2009)

Board Certification: Nephrology- American Board of Internal Med/Nephrology Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Med Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology- American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Methodist Health System

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano

Baylor Scott & White Health

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Waxahachie

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Dallas

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Waxahachie

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: TriWest, Medicaid, Cigna, Superior Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage HMO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Solutions PPO, Centivo Network-Centivo Network - Baylor Scott & White Premier, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network Premium (PPO)/ HDHP, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Individual/Family, Catalyst Health Group-Catalyst Health - Baylor Scott & White Preferred, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Individual/Family, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-McLane Group Network, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network (SEQA & EQA), Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred HMO Network - Group, Nebraska Furniture Mart-Emerald, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Individual/Family, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-HMO Network-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage PPO, Prism Electric-BSW Premier - Prism, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Access PPO, Nebraska Furniture Mart-Pearl, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Pyco Industries Employee Plan, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier PPO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-PPO Network-Group, Nebraska Furniture Mart-Onyx, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Group and DFW ConnectedCare-American Airlines Employee Benefit Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

TriWest

Medicaid

Cigna

Superior Health Plan

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage HMO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Solutions PPO

Centivo Network-Centivo Network - Baylor Scott & White Premier

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network Premium (PPO)/ HDHP

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Individual/Family

Catalyst Health Group-Catalyst Health - Baylor Scott & White Preferred

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Individual/Family

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-McLane Group Network

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network (SEQA & EQA)

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred HMO Network - Group

Nebraska Furniture Mart-Emerald

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Individual/Family

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-HMO Network-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage PPO

Prism Electric-BSW Premier - Prism

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Access PPO

Nebraska Furniture Mart-Pearl

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Pyco Industries Employee Plan

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier PPO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-PPO Network-Group

Nebraska Furniture Mart-Onyx

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Group

DFW ConnectedCare-American Airlines Employee Benefit Plan

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 8 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Desoto, TX.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-07-01

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr Fuquay is always very friendly and includes me in all aspects of my treatment. He explains my labs and lets me know why he may adjust my meds

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-09

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Fuquay is an excellent doctor-very thorough in his explanation of your condition.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-12-20

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Farquay is very knowledgeable and helpful. He explains everything in detail.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-07-29

Patient verified via Press Ganey

He's been an excellent physician to me!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-04-30

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Did not leave out anything.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-07-24

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I would recommend it.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-11-23

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Very good

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-01-25

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Good

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$171 SAMSCA $91	JYNARQUE $80
GENZYME CORPORATION	$169 FABRAZYME $169
Baxter Healthcare	$159 Renal - PD $109	Baxter $31	Renal - Acute $19
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$150 Velphoro $81	Not Product Related $14	$55
Vifor Pharma, Inc.	$128 VELTASSA $128
Other	$1,015 VELTASSA $121	ELIQUIS $107	Tavneos $105	KRYSTEXXA $94	Rayaldee $89	Other $500

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,792

Research Payments

Dr. Richard Charles Fuquay, MD has received 4 research payments totaling $14,633.

Biography

Dr. Richard Fuquay is an adult nephrology specialist. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver, Dr. Fuquay attended medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. His clinical interests encompass newborn care. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He appears to be an in-network provider for Superior Health Plan, Cigna, and Medicaid, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Fuquay speaks Spanish. His professional affiliations include Dallas Nephrology Associates, Methodist Health System, and Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano. Dr. Fuquay has an open panel in Desoto, TX according to Doctor.com.