Edward George Buchsbaum, MD
Allergy & Immunology Physician · Torrance, CA
Edward George Buchsbaum, MD is an allergy & immunology physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1376648170, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (California G36432, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward George Buchsbaum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Allergy & Immunology Physician 207K00000X
- License number
- G36432 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20911 Earl Street, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (310) 371-1388
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2026
- Fax
- (310) 371-3439
- Medicaid ID
- 00G364320 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120507000733); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1976
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 20911 Earl Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Edward George Buchsbaum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G36432Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average allergy & immunology physician in 2024
758 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 2,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium230 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide87 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta52 claims
- Azelastine Hcl46 claims
- Wixela Inhub41 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol40 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: $425.92
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 2,496 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,321.81 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
- South Bay Allergy And Asthma AssocTorrance, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward George Buchsbaum among 444 allergy & immunology physician records in California
Edward George Buchsbaum, MD is one of 444 allergy & immunology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2004 among the 281 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207K00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Allergy & Immunology Physician providers in California
There are 444 allergy & immunology physician records in California.
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- Eric YenTorrance, CA 905051447464375
Common questions
What is Edward George Buchsbaum, MD's NPI number?
Edward George Buchsbaum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376648170, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward George Buchsbaum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20911 Earl Street, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 371-1388. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward George Buchsbaum, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G36432, 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 Edward George Buchsbaum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward George Buchsbaum, MD had 758 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among allergy & immunology physician prescribers was 741. 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.