Carl Buchholz, MD
Surgery Physician · Mount Airy, NC
Carl Buchholz, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Mount Airy, North Carolina, and NPI 1629631908, issued on Apr 22, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-01440, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carl Buchholz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2024-01440 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1016 S South St, Mount Airy, NC 27030
- Phone
- (336) 783-8900
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1016 S South St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bryn AndersonPhysician Assistant1922638394
- Elizabeth Bond, MDSurgery Physician1619396082
- Ashley Bryant, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1689399776
- Robert Corbin, M.D.Surgery Physician1841291614
- Nikki Frye, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1801754494
- Richard Herber, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1023083599
Verify Carl Buchholz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2024-01440Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
150 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 82 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl77 claims
- Methocarbamol38 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $140.00
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Northern Hospital OF Surry CountyMount Airy, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,170 in North Carolina → Every provider in Mount Airy →
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- Elizabeth Acquista, MDWilmington, NC1639353022
- Sankar Adusumilli, MDRaleigh, NC1639161227
- John Afthinos, M.D.Smithfield, NC1588998850
- Paul Ahearne, MDAsheville, NC1699784744
- Raza Ahmad, MDCharlotte, NC1790312262
- Shahab Akhter, MDGreenville, NC1114998044
Common questions
What is Carl Buchholz, MD's NPI number?
Carl Buchholz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629631908, issued on Apr 22, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carl Buchholz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1016 S South St, Mount Airy, NC, 27030. Phone: (336) 783-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carl Buchholz, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-01440, 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 Carl Buchholz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carl Buchholz, MD had 150 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.