April Laverne Buscher, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine Physician · Durham, NC
April Laverne Buscher, MD, MPH is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1609097708, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2007-01774, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- April Laverne Buscher
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2007-01774 NC
122281 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC 27707
- Phone
- (919) 956-4000
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171113000854); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1301 Fayetteville St
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Verify April Laverne Buscher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2007-01774Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,554 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 134 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium342 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate307 claims
- Omeprazole182 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa160 claims
- Gabapentin123 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate122 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lincoln Community Health Center IncorporatedDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
April Laverne Buscher among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
April Laverne Buscher, MD, MPH is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
380 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 380 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is April Laverne Buscher, MD, MPH's NPI number?
April Laverne Buscher, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609097708, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is April Laverne Buscher, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC, 27707. Phone: (919) 956-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify April Laverne Buscher, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2007-01774, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does April Laverne Buscher, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, April Laverne Buscher, MD, MPH had 5,554 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.