Brian Keith Buhlke, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Central City, NE
Brian Keith Buhlke, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Central City, Nebraska, and NPI 1598870255, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 321, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Keith Buhlke
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 321 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2510 18TH Ave, Central City, NE 68826
- Phone
- (308) 946-3845
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (308) 946-2357
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041209000864); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2510 18TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brian Keith Buhlke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 321Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
20,699 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 604 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole895 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium690 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium656 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium635 claims
- Farxiga617 claims
- Spironolactone511 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $617.10
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- City OF GenoaGenoa, NE
- Merrick Medical CenterCentral City, NE · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Central City
They are 5 of the 64 NPPES records with a practice address in Central City, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska.
All 5 in Central City → All 1,287 in Nebraska → Every provider in Central City →
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Common questions
What is Brian Keith Buhlke, D.O.'s NPI number?
Brian Keith Buhlke, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598870255, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Keith Buhlke, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2510 18TH Ave, Central City, NE, 68826. Phone: (308) 946-3845. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Keith Buhlke, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 321, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Keith Buhlke, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Keith Buhlke, D.O. had 20,699 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Keith Buhlke, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 of 100. 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.