Christoph Buettner, MD, PHD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · New York, NY
Christoph Buettner, MD, PHD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1609092766, issued on Apr 17, 2007. Check the license (New York 243696, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christoph Buettner
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License number
- 243696 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 E 98TH St, New York, NY 10029
- Phone
- (212) 241-7975
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201030000226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christoph Buettner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 243696Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $2,975.00
1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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
- Rutgers Health-Rwj Scleroderma ProgramNew Brunswick, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christoph Buettner among 970 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in New York
Christoph Buettner, MD, PHD is one of 970 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 694 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in New York
There are 970 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Christoph Buettner, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Christoph Buettner, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609092766, issued on Apr 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christoph Buettner, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 E 98TH St, New York, NY, 10029. Phone: (212) 241-7975. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christoph Buettner, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 243696, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christoph Buettner, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christoph Buettner, MD, PHD had 59 Medicare Part D claims; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.