NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David P. Buchalter, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Baltimore, MD

David P. Buchalter, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1639167554, issued on Oct 13, 2005. Check the license (Maryland D63065, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639167554
Name
David P. Buchalter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
D63065 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2700 Quarry Lake Dr, Baltimore, MD 21209
Phone
(410) 377-8900
Enumerated
Oct 13, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 27, 2023
Fax
(410) 377-3156
Medicaid ID
407552800 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050620000819); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1999
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 Quarry Lake Dr

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

  1. Yaniv Berger, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1992962369
  2. Mark Deitch, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1063463560
  3. Donald Douglas, P.T.Physical Therapist1063400430
  4. Steven Friedman, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1124016035
  5. Stephen Glasser, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1912073214
  6. Howard Goldstein, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1790747251

Verify David P. Buchalter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

504 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Buchalter504
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam165 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone91 claims
  3. Ibuprofen54 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt36 claims
  5. Celecoxib27 claims
  6. Naproxen26 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: $262.36

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DeRoyal Industries, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Buchalter$262
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Agape Physical Therapy And Sports Rehabilitation LPForest Hill, MD
  2. Centers For Advanced Orthopaedics LLCOwings Mills, MD

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

David P. Buchalter among 457 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Maryland

David P. Buchalter, MD is one of 457 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 299 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Maryland

There are 457 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Maryland.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yonah Heller, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212091326482407
  2. Jerome Reichmister, MDBaltimore, MD 212091487642369
  3. Robert Riederman, MDBaltimore, MD 212091376532267
  4. Richard Smith, MDBaltimore, MD 212091669961702
  5. William Smulyan, MDBaltimore, MD 212091063400935
  6. Barry Waldman, MDBaltimore, MD 212091700875655
  7. Chad Zooker, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212091306027263
  8. Stuart Gordon, M.DPikesville, MD 212081164428306

Common questions

What is David P. Buchalter, MD's NPI number?

David P. Buchalter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639167554, issued on Oct 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David P. Buchalter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 Quarry Lake Dr, Baltimore, MD, 21209. Phone: (410) 377-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David P. Buchalter, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D63065, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David P. Buchalter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David P. Buchalter, MD had 504 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.