Donald Buschmann, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Donald Buschmann, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1013218908, issued on Nov 8, 2010. Check the license (California C53776, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald Buschmann
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- C53776 CA
036178425 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2424 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
- Phone
- (310) 828-4530
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220527000166); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donald Buschmann in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C53776Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
98 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone20 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationGlen Ellyn, IL
- ON Demand Urgent Care Group PCPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald Buschmann among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Donald Buschmann, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
192 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica
They are 192 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Donald Buschmann, M.D.'s NPI number?
Donald Buschmann, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013218908, issued on Nov 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald Buschmann, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2424 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90403. Phone: (310) 828-4530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald Buschmann, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C53776, 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.
How much does Donald Buschmann, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald Buschmann, M.D. had 98 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Donald Buschmann, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.