Albert Waldemar Buch, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbiana, OH
Albert Waldemar Buch, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbiana, Ohio, and NPI 1609968734, issued on Sep 28, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 34.006382, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Albert Waldemar Buch
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 34.006382 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 225 E State Route 14 Ste 201, Columbiana, OH 44408
- Phone
- (234) 287-6533
- Enumerated
- Sep 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2026
- Fax
- (330) 932-2787
- Medicaid ID
- 0250508 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080402000148); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 225 E State Route 14 Ste 201
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Verify Albert Waldemar Buch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 34.006382Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
13,256 Medicare Part D claims for 702 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 798 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril518 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium492 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate487 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium389 claims
- Simvastatin376 claims
- Omeprazole359 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: $782.61
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Triad Health Services LLCColumbiana, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Albert Waldemar Buch among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio
Albert Waldemar Buch, D.O. is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 3,414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbiana
They are 6 of the 121 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbiana, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Albert Waldemar Buch, D.O.'s NPI number?
Albert Waldemar Buch, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609968734, issued on Sep 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Albert Waldemar Buch, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 E State Route 14 Ste 201, Columbiana, OH, 44408. Phone: (234) 287-6533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Albert Waldemar Buch, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 34.006382, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Albert Waldemar Buch, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Albert Waldemar Buch, D.O. had 13,256 Medicare Part D claims for 702 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Albert Waldemar Buch, D.O.'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.