NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brent Evan Buhr, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Waterloo, IA

Brent Evan Buhr, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Waterloo, Iowa, and NPI 1194952200, issued on Jun 16, 2009. Check the license (Iowa 38963, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194952200
Name
Brent Evan Buhr
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
38963 IA
390200000X MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
905 Franklin St, Waterloo, IA 50703
Phone
(319) 272-4300
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2009
Record last updated
Apr 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
0076372 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100817000110); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 905 Franklin St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Esther Bahlmann, NPNurse Practitioner1740265115
  2. Carrie Berry, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1831109107
  3. Ayah Bilbeisi, DDSDentist1073825006
  4. Samira BolicDental Hygienist1730325283
  5. Heidi Bonthuis, PA--CPhysician Assistant1164421954
  6. Teresa BoringRegistered Dietitian1033661657

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,041 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 182 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brent Buhr5,041
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium396 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium179 claims
  3. Lisinopril165 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate160 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate151 claims
  6. Furosemide145 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 2 group practices

  1. Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationCedar Falls, IA
  2. Peoples Community Health Clinic, Inc.Waterloo, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brent Evan Buhr among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa

Brent Evan Buhr, M.D. is one of 871 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 386 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 46% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

37 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Waterloo

They are 37 of the 1,512 NPPES records with a practice address in Waterloo, and 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Russell Adams, MDWaterloo, IA 507031023094265
  2. Hridendra Basu, MDWaterloo, IA 507031366428559
  3. Kamran Ilyas, MDWaterloo, IA 507031336662733
  4. Muhammad Pathan, MDWaterloo, IA 507031689659914
  5. Vara Venkata Padma Ponnada, MDWaterloo, IA 507031093076671
  6. Pradeep Ramesh, MDWaterloo, IA 507031053349167
  7. Parag Sampat, MDWaterloo, IA 507031508823998
  8. Warda Shoaib, MDWaterloo, IA 507031285311738

Common questions

What is Brent Evan Buhr, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brent Evan Buhr, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194952200, issued on Jun 16, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brent Evan Buhr, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 905 Franklin St, Waterloo, IA, 50703. Phone: (319) 272-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brent Evan Buhr, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 38963, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brent Evan Buhr, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brent Evan Buhr, M.D. had 5,041 Medicare Part D claims for 321 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.