What is Craig Buettner's specialty?

Craig Buettner (NPI 1134291263) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Tuscaloosa, AL.

Where does Craig Buettner practice?

Craig Buettner practices in Tuscaloosa, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1134291263.

How much does Medicare pay Craig Buettner?

Craig Buettner (NPI 1134291263) received approximately $204K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 392 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1134291263

Craig BuettnerMD

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Family PracticeTuscaloosa, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,860

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,164

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$186K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,250 Family Practice providers in AL — top quintile (cohort median 957).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

8,576

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$827K

Distinct drugs

141

Brand share

18.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Clonazepam392 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium315 claims

Gabapentin312 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium256 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium246 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

122

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$12

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$12

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

Home health agency

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Craig Buettner's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 16 inbound referrers · 43 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	284	1,307
Margaret Guarisco Diagnostic Radiology · Tuscaloosa, AL	19	47
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	18	44
SPEED, JAMES	18	35
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	17	46
Robert Hamiter Diagnostic Radiology · Tuscaloosa, AL	17	26
Warren Holley Cardiology · Northport, AL	14	44
Northstar Ems, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Tuscaloosa, AL	14	32
Richard Jones Rheumatology · Northport, AL	13	50
Thomas Davis Ophthalmology · Tuscaloosa, AL	12	28
Eric Sputh Ophthalmology · Avon, IN	11	23
BETZ, ROSE	11	37

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	336	1,630
THE DCH HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY	130	599
Robert Hamiter Diagnostic Radiology · Tuscaloosa, AL	47	107
C Sneckenberger Diagnostic Radiology · Tuscaloosa, AL	38	90
James Geyer Neurology · Tuscaloosa, AL	36	84
Hugh Borak Diagnostic Radiology · Tuscaloosa, AL	28	60
MILLER, GRADY	27	53
KENDRICK, RICHARD	25	79
Margaret Guarisco Diagnostic Radiology · Tuscaloosa, AL	24	54
Jason Bearden Diagnostic Radiology · Tuscaloosa, AL	23	43
George Hemstreet Cardiology · Tuscaloosa, AL	23	116
DEVENNY, MICHAEL	20	49

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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