What is Thomas Buenker's specialty?

Thomas Buenker (NPI 1164491437) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Psychiatry in Laveen, AZ.

Where does Thomas Buenker practice?

Thomas Buenker practices in Laveen, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1164491437.

How much does Medicare pay Thomas Buenker?

Thomas Buenker (NPI 1164491437) received approximately $7K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 18 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1164491437

Thomas BuenkerM.D.

PRACTICEGILA RIVER HEALTH CARE CORPORATIONSee all providers at this practice →

PsychiatryLaveen, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$5K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 295 Psychiatry providers in AZ — below median (cohort median 196).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

205

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxyzine Hcl39 claims

Risperidone27 claims

Venlafaxine Hcl24 claims

Bupropion Hcl19 claims

Lorazepam18 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.2

Quality

76.9

Cost

73.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

76.0

Payment adjustment

0.60%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 031308

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Thomas Buenker'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). 1 inbound referrers · 1 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
GILA RIVER HEALTH CARE CORPORATION	16	131

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
GILA RIVER HEALTH CARE CORPORATION	17	210

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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