What is Brian Buchberg's specialty?

Brian Buchberg (NPI 1326222779) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Chesapeake, VA.

Where does Brian Buchberg practice?

Brian Buchberg practices in Chesapeake, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1326222779.

How much does Medicare pay Brian Buchberg?

Brian Buchberg (NPI 1326222779) received approximately $54K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 189 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1326222779

Brian BuchbergM.D.

PRACTICECOMMONWEALTH PLASTIC SURGERY, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryChesapeake, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

237

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

268

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$18K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 538 General Surgery providers in VA — above median (cohort median 316).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$654

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Tramadol Hcl17 claims

Oxycodone Hcl15 claims

Hydrocortisone14 claims

Erythromycin Base13 claims

Metoclopramide Hcl13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$37

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$37

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$37

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 490057

Hospital

CCN 490120

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brian Buchberg'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). 3 inbound referrers · 6 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Sanjay Patel Interventional Radiology · Chesapeake, VA	13	26
SENTARA HOSPITALS	12	19
John Daughdrille Diagnostic Radiology · Chesapeake, VA	11	24

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHESAPEAKE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	71	193
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	18	52
Sanjay Patel Interventional Radiology · Chesapeake, VA	14	19
Ray Ramirez Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) · Suffolk, VA	14	58
SENTARA HOSPITALS	12	18
SENTARA HOSPITALS	11	15

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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