What is Robert Buka's specialty?

Robert Buka (NPI 1427029180) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in New York, NY.

Where does Robert Buka practice?

Robert Buka practices in New York, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1427029180.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Buka?

Robert Buka (NPI 1427029180) received approximately $980K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 4,055 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1427029180

Robert BukaMD

DermatologyNew York, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

9,048

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

13,862

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$940K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 960 Dermatology providers in NY — top quintile (cohort median 1,575).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,345

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Ketoconazole288 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide233 claims

Clobetasol Propionate207 claims

Tretinoin149 claims

Fluocinonide134 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

21.1

Quality

0.0

Cost

70.5

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-6.46%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$14K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$12K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$12K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert Buka'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). 4 inbound referrers · 6 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Neogenomics Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Ramsey, NJ	89	207
Bioreference Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Elmwood Park, NJ	17	60
BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER	16	29
Kyi Yu Family Practice · Rockaway Beach, NY	16	39

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Clinical Laboratory · Clifton, NJ	49	120
Neogenomics Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Ramsey, NJ	22	34
Bioreference Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Elmwood Park, NJ	16	59
Hooman Khorasani Dermatology · New York, NY	13	33
SHIEL HOLDINGS LLC	12	20
The New York And Presbyterian Hospital Opioid Treatment Program · New York, NY	11	42

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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