Christopher Buliga, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Hot Springs, AR
Christopher Buliga, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and NPI 1497497077, issued on Apr 12, 2022. Check the license (Arkansas E-19537, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Buliga
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- E-19537 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Werner St, Hot Springs, AR 71913
- Phone
- (501) 318-6199
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2022
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250930002189); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Buliga in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-19537Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
154 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl11 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 one group practice
- Chi St Vincent Medical Group Hot SpringsHot Springs, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Buliga among 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas
Christopher Buliga, DO is one of 768 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 91% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2010 among the 519 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hot Springs
They are 30 of the 2,042 NPPES records with a practice address in Hot Springs, and 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Buliga, DO's NPI number?
Christopher Buliga, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497497077, issued on Apr 12, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Buliga, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Werner St, Hot Springs, AR, 71913. Phone: (501) 318-6199. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Buliga, DO's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-19537, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Buliga, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Buliga, DO had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 72 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.