Aja Buhler, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Blacksburg, VA
Aja Buhler, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Blacksburg, Virginia, and NPI 1457705741, issued on Apr 22, 2016. Check the license (Virginia 17142851, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aja Buhler
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 17142851 VA
1223136 VA
24173494 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3700 S Main St, Blacksburg, VA 24060
- Phone
- (540) 951-1111
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160718000425); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Aja Buhler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 17142851Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
330 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 67 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone64 claims
- Meloxicam58 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl37 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $76.74
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SI-Bone, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Orthovirginia IncBlacksburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aja Buhler among 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia
Aja Buhler, FNP is one of 6,474 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Virginia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 37% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 3,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Blacksburg
They are 35 of the 861 NPPES records with a practice address in Blacksburg, and 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Aja Buhler, FNP's NPI number?
Aja Buhler, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457705741, issued on Apr 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aja Buhler, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3700 S Main St, Blacksburg, VA, 24060. Phone: (540) 951-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aja Buhler, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 17142851, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Aja Buhler, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aja Buhler, FNP had 330 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Aja Buhler, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.