What is David Buchalter's specialty?

David Buchalter (NPI 1598781478) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Delray Beach, FL.

Where does David Buchalter practice?

David Buchalter practices in Delray Beach, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598781478.

How much does Medicare pay David Buchalter?

David Buchalter (NPI 1598781478) received approximately $371K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 478 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598781478

David BuchalterMD

PRACTICESOUTH PALM ORTHOPEDICS P ASee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryDelray Beach, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,996

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

8,490

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$262K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,417 Orthopedic Surgery providers in FL — top quintile (cohort median 1,874).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

657

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Celecoxib203 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen113 claims

Methylprednisolone58 claims

Tramadol Hcl53 claims

Amoxicillin47 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

2.7

Cost

63.3

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$158

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$158

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Buchalter'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). 37 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DELRAY MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	221	651
Steve Meadows Hand Surgery · Delray Beach, FL	133	758
Lucas Evans Physician Assistant · Delray Beach, FL	76	310
Brian Coleman Orthopedic Surgery · Delray Beach, FL	69	227
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	54	199
Zhijie Yan Pathology · Birmingham, AL	42	168
Richard Martello Diagnostic Radiology · Delray Beach, FL	42	133
ETAIROS CARE AT HOME INC	41	145
DMC IMAGING LLC	29	80
BETHESDA HOSPITAL, INC.	27	64
Atlantic Palm Beach Ambulance Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Lake Worth, FL	26	161
Bruce Berenson Internal Medicine · Delray Beach, FL	23	97

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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