NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Michael Busch, D.O.

Neurology Physician · Salem, VA

Christopher Michael Busch, D.O. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Salem, Virginia, and NPI 1396165726, issued on Apr 24, 2014. Check the license (Virginia 0102206604, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396165726
Name
Christopher Michael Busch
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
0102206604 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1942 Braeburn Cir, Salem, VA 24153
Phone
(540) 444-1240
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2014
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221024002172); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1942 Braeburn Cir

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. David Clark, PA-CPhysician Assistant1194113464
  2. Timothy Hormel, MDNeurology Physician1972577997
  3. Joshua Prickett, DONeurological Surgery Physician1467751248
  4. Howard Sherman, MDNeurology Physician1689648883

Verify Christopher Michael Busch in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $252.62

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Busch$252.62
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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

  1. Memorial Neurosurgery Group LLCJacksonville, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher Michael Busch among 548 neurology physician records in Virginia

Christopher Michael Busch, D.O. is one of 548 neurology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Virginia

There are 548 neurology physician records in Virginia.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Efraim David, MDSalem, VA 241531730120411
  2. Clement Elechi, M.D.Salem, VA 241531538146915
  3. Timothy Hormel, MDSalem, VA 241531972577997
  4. Owori Mang'EniSalem, VA 241531992232144
  5. Robert Saul, M.D.Salem, VA 241531700971009
  6. Howard Sherman, MDSalem, VA 241531689648883
  7. Ivaylo Staykov, M.D.Salem, VA 241531861497497
  8. Charles Echols, M.D.Troutville, VA 241751831537075

Common questions

What is Christopher Michael Busch, D.O.'s NPI number?

Christopher Michael Busch, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396165726, issued on Apr 24, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Michael Busch, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1942 Braeburn Cir, Salem, VA, 24153. Phone: (540) 444-1240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Michael Busch, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0102206604, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Christopher Michael Busch, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.