Cheryl R. Buyama, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Cheryl R. Buyama, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1164491510, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 30035, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cheryl R. Buyama
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 30035 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 N 12TH St, Phoenix, AZ 85006
- Phone
- (602) 839-3927
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (602) 839-4233
- Medicaid ID
- 694671 AZ
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cheryl R. Buyama in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 30035Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,141 Medicare Part D claims for 179 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.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate140 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium125 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium87 claims
- Losartan Potassium78 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium77 claims
- Lisinopril55 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.
Cheryl R. Buyama among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona
Cheryl R. Buyama, M.D. is one of 2,853 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 51% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Cheryl R. Buyama, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cheryl R. Buyama, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164491510, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cheryl R. Buyama, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 N 12TH St, Phoenix, AZ, 85006. Phone: (602) 839-3927. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cheryl R. Buyama, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 30035, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cheryl R. Buyama, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cheryl R. Buyama, M.D. had 2,141 Medicare Part D claims for 179 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.