NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Erin Buczek, MD

Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician · Kansas City, KS

Erin Buczek, MD is an otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Kansas, and NPI 1215227350, issued on Apr 11, 2011. Check the license (Kansas 04-46459, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215227350
Name
Erin Buczek
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician 207YX0905X
License numbers
04-46459 KS
31859 AL
2022040429 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3901 Rainbow Blvd # 3000, Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone
(913) 588-6701
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2011
Record last updated
Feb 20, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220921000542); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2011
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician in 2024

59 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 550 among the 650 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. Erin Buczek59
  2. Specialty average550

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium35 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $197.07

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 515 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,724.75 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Erin Buczek$197.07
  2. Specialty average$1,724.75

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

  1. Kansas University Physicians IncKansas City, KS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Erin Buczek among 10 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records in Kansas

Erin Buczek, MD is one of 10 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 90% of these records are older, 0% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 90% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207YX0905X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Kansas

There are 10 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records in Kansas.

The 8 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Clinton Humphrey, MDKansas City, KS 661601902960172
  2. John Johnson, M.D.Merriam, KS 662041710937271
  3. Fred Katz, M.D.Merriam, KS 662041235189853
  4. Hannah Vargas, MDOlathe, KS 660611184620585
  5. Michael Baker, MDPittsburg, KS 667621891883120
  6. Frank Shagets, MDPittsburg, KS 667621457351033
  7. Bethany King, MDWichita, KS 672051063621449
  8. Kenneth Scheinberg, MDWichita, KS 672261164459558

Common questions

What is Erin Buczek, MD's NPI number?

Erin Buczek, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215227350, issued on Apr 11, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Erin Buczek, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3901 Rainbow Blvd # 3000, Kansas City, KS, 66160. Phone: (913) 588-6701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Erin Buczek, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-46459, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Erin Buczek, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Erin Buczek, MD had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician prescribers was 550. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Erin Buczek, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 of 100. 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.