Hal N. Buch, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Kingston, NY
Hal N. Buch, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Kingston, New York, and NPI 1780649574, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (New York 193060-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hal N. Buch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 193060-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 117 Marys Ave, Kingston, NY 12401
- Phone
- (845) 331-8146
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (845) 331-3314
- Medicaid ID
- 01619465 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060713000179); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hal N. Buch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 193060-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
871 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole342 claims
- Famotidine244 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium102 claims
- Dexlansoprazole Dr50 claims
- Diphenoxylate-Atropine27 claims
- Lansoprazole27 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $322.99
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Qol Medical, LLC. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Hal N. Buch among 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York
Hal N. Buch, MD is one of 1,797 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1999 among the 1,378 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York.
All 1,797 in New York → Every provider in Kingston → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
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- Raymond Kenny, M.D.Kingston, NY 124011982604831
- Michael Steckman, MDKingston, NY 124011285615823
- Frank Lancellotti, MDEllenville, NY 124281366522807
- James Litynski, MDSchenectady, NY 123091669551016
Common questions
What is Hal N. Buch, MD's NPI number?
Hal N. Buch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780649574, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hal N. Buch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 117 Marys Ave, Kingston, NY, 12401. Phone: (845) 331-8146. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hal N. Buch, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 193060-1, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hal N. Buch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hal N. Buch, MD had 871 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hal N. Buch, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.