NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald Lyle Buehler, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · La Jolla, CA

Donald Lyle Buehler, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1588661839, issued on Jul 1, 2005. Check the license (California G19204, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588661839
Name
Donald Lyle Buehler
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
G19204 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 455-6330
Enumerated
Jul 1, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 10, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 455-5408
Medicaid ID
00G192040 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 634 in California → Look up another NPI →

Also registered at 9850 Genesee Ave

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

  1. Oyewale Abidoye, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1790841815
  2. Mark Adrian, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1003879438
  3. Amy Andrews, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518019488
  4. Lee Atwood, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1346785250
  5. Azar Bastanfar, CERTIFIED NURSE PRACNurse Practitioner1265459184
  6. Lucas BaumgartnerClinical Exercise Physiologist1679908651

Verify Donald Lyle Buehler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license G19204    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
Open the California license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Donald Lyle Buehler among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California

Donald Lyle Buehler, MD is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

All 634 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sam Baradarian, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371588646103
  2. Scot Brewster, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371568469815
  3. Alexander Giritsky, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371457358707
  4. Andrew Harding, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371124475355
  5. Kayvan Kazerouni, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371558822932
  6. Ghassan Moasis, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371932547122
  7. Andrew Nasseri, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371558386367
  8. Travis Pollema, D.O.La Jolla, CA 920371871752956

Common questions

What is Donald Lyle Buehler, MD's NPI number?

Donald Lyle Buehler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588661839, issued on Jul 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald Lyle Buehler, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 455-6330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald Lyle Buehler, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G19204, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.