NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Colleen L. Buchinger, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · N Kansas City, MO

Colleen L. Buchinger, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in N Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1275535841, issued on Aug 12, 2005. Check the license (Missouri 112735, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275535841
Name
Colleen L. Buchinger
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
112735 MO
MD112735 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2700 Clay Edwards Dr, N Kansas City, MO 64116
Phone
(816) 455-0681
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2005
Record last updated
May 30, 2023
Fax
(816) 455-5294
Medicaid IDs
1275535841 MO
205191802 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070904000664); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1997
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 2700 Clay Edwards Dr

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

  1. Todd Beardman, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1396849519
  2. Gregory Cummins, DOHospitalist Physician1528168994
  3. Timothy Murray, MDHospitalist Physician1164522538
  4. Debra O'Malley, M.A., LPCProfessional Counselor1932315918
  5. Nicole Valdivia, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1346595907
  6. Matthew Woody, MDHospitalist Physician1982704359

Verify Colleen L. Buchinger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
    Search for license 112735    Check the board
  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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

321 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.

  1. Colleen Buchinger321
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
  2. Prednisone24 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl13 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

  1. Meritas Health CorporationNorth Kansas City, MO

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

Colleen L. Buchinger among 930 hospitalist physician records in Missouri

Colleen L. Buchinger, M.D. is one of 930 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2014 among the 715 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in N Kansas City

They are 5 of the 28 NPPES records with a practice address in N Kansas City, and 930 hospitalist physician records in Missouri.

All 930 in Missouri → Every provider in N Kansas City → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Todd Beardman, M.D.N Kansas City, MO 641161396849519
  2. Kenna Belshe, DONorth Kansas City, MO 641161285671784
  3. Iris Comes, M.D.North Kansas City, MO 641161003842998
  4. Gregory Cummins, DON Kansas City, MO 641161528168994
  5. Jill Dawson, M.D.North Kansas City, MO 641161437171824
  6. Laura Dunn, DONorth Kansas City, MO 641161437324647
  7. Rebecca Edwards, MDNorth Kansas City, MO 641161992760292
  8. Rebecca Hodos, M.D.North Kansas City, MO 641161992798094

Common questions

What is Colleen L. Buchinger, M.D.'s NPI number?

Colleen L. Buchinger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275535841, issued on Aug 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Colleen L. Buchinger, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 Clay Edwards Dr, N Kansas City, MO, 64116. Phone: (816) 455-0681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Colleen L. Buchinger, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 112735, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Colleen L. Buchinger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Colleen L. Buchinger, M.D. had 321 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.

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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.