Avery L. Buchholz, M.D., MPH
Neurological Surgery Physician · Alexandria, VA
Avery L. Buchholz, M.D., MPH is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Alexandria, Virginia, and NPI 1821319682, issued on Jun 16, 2010. Check the license (Virginia 0101263406, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Avery L. Buchholz
- Credential
- M.D., MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 0101263406 VA
ME137026 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6244 Little River Tpke Ste 101, Alexandria, VA 22312
- Phone
- (843) 817-5524
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2026
- Fax
- (571) 248-9435
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231209000056); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Avery L. Buchholz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101263406Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin11 claims
- Meloxicam11 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): 83 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: $57,259.13
62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SI-Bone, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 2 group practices
- Ability Health Services And Rehabilitation LPSanford, FL
- Ability Health Services, IncSanford, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Avery L. Buchholz among 190 neurological surgery physician records in Virginia
Avery L. Buchholz, M.D., MPH is one of 190 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2002 among the 126 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Virginia
There are 190 neurological surgery physician records in Virginia.
All 190 in Virginia → Every provider in Alexandria → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Fanous, M.D.Alexandria, VA 223111700179363
- Gillian Harrison, MDAlexandria, VA 223041528405180
- Lee Berlad, M.D.Fredericksburg, VA 224011124017868
- Richard Murray, M.D.Arlington, VA 222051356515738
- Lekhaj Daggubati, M.D.Vienna, VA 221821871987701
- Joseph Watson, MDVienna, VA 221821598701732
- Gabriel Santiago, M.D.Mc Lean, VA 221011851608954
- Sidhartha Chandela, MDFalls Church, VA 220421033340229
Common questions
What is Avery L. Buchholz, M.D., MPH's NPI number?
Avery L. Buchholz, M.D., MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821319682, issued on Jun 16, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Avery L. Buchholz, M.D., MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6244 Little River Tpke Ste 101, Alexandria, VA, 22312. Phone: (843) 817-5524. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Avery L. Buchholz, M.D., MPH's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101263406, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Avery L. Buchholz, M.D., MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Avery L. Buchholz, M.D., MPH had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Avery L. Buchholz, M.D., MPH's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.