David Shane Buggay, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
David Shane Buggay, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1134197171, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 18342, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Shane Buggay
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 18342 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 833 St Vincent Dr, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 939-0447
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 939-0418
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100726000299); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Shane Buggay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18342Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
163 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen55 claims
- Methocarbamol17 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
- Gabapentin12 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: $4,349.98
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, 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.
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
- Orthosports Associates LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Shane Buggay among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
David Shane Buggay, MD is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 55% 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 Alabama 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 Alabama
There are 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 340 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Cordover, MDBirmingham, AL 352051487622429
- Jeffrey Cusmariu, MDBirmingham, AL 352051104894021
- Jeffrey Davis, M. D.Birmingham, AL 352051538198189
- Jeffrey Dugas, MDBirmingham, AL 352051912974734
- Ashley Estes, MDBirmingham, AL 352051457560245
- Thomas Johnson, MDBirmingham, AL 352051265430557
- Michael Johnson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051275748428
- Edward Kissel, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051205834686
Common questions
What is David Shane Buggay, MD's NPI number?
David Shane Buggay, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134197171, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Shane Buggay, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 833 St Vincent Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 939-0447. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Shane Buggay, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 18342, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Shane Buggay, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Shane Buggay, MD had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 82 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.