Christopher Robert Buzas, DO
Ophthalmology Physician · Erie, PA
Christopher Robert Buzas, DO is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Erie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1063894749, issued on Jun 18, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS019757, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Robert Buzas
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- OS019757 PA
OT016521 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4000 Sterrettania RD Lowr Level, Erie, PA 16506
- Phone
- (814) 836-0543
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 838-1145
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190510001685); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Robert Buzas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS019757Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,756 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate200 claims
- Xiidra200 claims
- Latanoprost171 claims
- Restasis143 claims
- Moxifloxacin135 claims
- Difluprednate92 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: $462.03
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 2 group practices
- Medical Associates OF ErieErie, PA
- Millcreek Community HospitalErie, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Robert Buzas among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Christopher Robert Buzas, DO is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,088 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Erie → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Griffith, M.D.Erie, PA 165061063411122
- Vincent Imbrogno, D.O.Erie, PA 165061508000670
- Howard Levin, M.D.Erie, PA 165061437123858
- Meredith Marcincin, D.O.Erie, PA 165061871936369
- Sarah SteehlerErie, PA 165061205322419
- Emily Washek, D.O.Erie, PA 165061275927253
- David Almeida, MD, MBA, PHDErie, PA 165071437590718
- Douglas Babel, M.D.Erie, PA 165071285705491
Common questions
What is Christopher Robert Buzas, DO's NPI number?
Christopher Robert Buzas, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063894749, issued on Jun 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Robert Buzas, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4000 Sterrettania RD Lowr Level, Erie, PA, 16506. Phone: (814) 836-0543. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Robert Buzas, DO's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS019757, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Robert Buzas, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Robert Buzas, DO had 1,756 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.