What is David Buchalter's specialty?

David Buchalter (NPI 1639167554) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Baltimore, MD.

Where does David Buchalter practice?

David Buchalter practices in Baltimore, MD, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1639167554.

How much does Medicare pay David Buchalter?

David Buchalter (NPI 1639167554) received approximately $392K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 773 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1639167554

David BuchalterMD

PRACTICECENTERS FOR ADVANCED ORTHOPAEDICS LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryBaltimore, MDI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,074

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

13,164

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$370K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 453 Orthopedic Surgery providers in MD — top quintile (cohort median 1,992).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

444

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

10.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam165 claims

Methylprednisolone91 claims

Ibuprofen54 claims

Ondansetron36 claims

Celecoxib27 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$262

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$262

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$262

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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Md Clinical Laboratory · Baltimore, MD	93	291
GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	74	265
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	37	105
NORTHWEST HOSPITAL CENTER, INC.	27	55
SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE, INC.	24	70
Greenspring Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Baltimore, MD	23	58
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Chantilly, VA	16	29
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER, LLC	15	48
Steven Friedman Hand Surgery · Baltimore, MD	11	21

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.

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