David William Buchner, PA
Physician Assistant · La Crosse, WI
David William Buchner, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and NPI 1417552696, issued on Dec 3, 2020. Check the license (Wisconsin 5485, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David William Buchner
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5485 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 West Ave S, La Crosse, WI 54601
- Phone
- (608) 785-0940
- Enumerated
- Dec 3, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210825000445); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 800 West Ave S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David William Buchner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 5485Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
138 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl42 claims
- Tramadol Hcl19 claims
- Amoxicillin16 claims
- Famotidine12 claims
- Ondansetron 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $248.73
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 one group practice
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Southwest Wisconsin Region IncLa Crosse, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
56 physician assistant records list a practice address in La Crosse
They are 56 of the 3,735 NPPES records with a practice address in La Crosse, and 3,475 physician assistant records in Wisconsin.
All 56 in La Crosse → All 3,475 in Wisconsin → Every provider in La Crosse →
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Common questions
What is David William Buchner, PA's NPI number?
David William Buchner, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417552696, issued on Dec 3, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David William Buchner, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 West Ave S, La Crosse, WI, 54601. Phone: (608) 785-0940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David William Buchner, PA's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 5485, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David William Buchner, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David William Buchner, PA had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.