Elizabeth Van Buren, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Hickory, NC
Elizabeth Van Buren, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1548883424, issued on May 26, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-00960, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elizabeth Van Buren
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 2024-00960 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 Tate Blvd SE, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 345-0800
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240919003543); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 915 Tate Blvd SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Elizabeth Van Buren in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2024-00960Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
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: $54.50
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Uwh OF The Carolinas PLLCHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elizabeth Van Buren among 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Carolina
Elizabeth Van Buren, MD is one of 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2020, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2007 among the 1,043 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,548 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Chatham, MDHickory, NC 286021922085554
- Jennifer Conway, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021295021749
- Harold Dufour, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021144273681
- Laura Faruque, MDHickory, NC 286021902892045
- Robert Highland, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021831145036
- Lauren Hill, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021427462498
- Stephanie Holman, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021992933857
- Christina Miller, D.O.Hickory, NC 286021902285315
Common questions
What is Elizabeth Van Buren, MD's NPI number?
Elizabeth Van Buren, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548883424, issued on May 26, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elizabeth Van Buren, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Tate Blvd SE, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 345-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elizabeth Van Buren, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-00960, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elizabeth Van Buren, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elizabeth Van Buren, MD had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.