Heather Joy Buchholz, MD
Dermatology Physician · Duluth, MN
Heather Joy Buchholz, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Duluth, Minnesota, and NPI 1457553661, issued on Jun 1, 2007. Check the license (Minnesota 49936, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Joy Buchholz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 49936 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 E 1St St, Duluth, MN 55805
- Phone
- (218) 249-7930
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081007000798); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Joy Buchholz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 49936Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,557 Medicare Part D claims for 610 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole338 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide171 claims
- Nystatin149 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate124 claims
- Fluorouracil54 claims
- Dupixent Pen52 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: $51.84
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- St. Luke's Hospital OF DuluthDuluth, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 327 dermatology physician records in Minnesota.
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- Rehana Ahmed-Saucedo, M.D., PH.D.Burnsville, MN1427243898
- Jenna Aird, MDRochester, MN1568027159
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Common questions
What is Heather Joy Buchholz, MD's NPI number?
Heather Joy Buchholz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457553661, issued on Jun 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Joy Buchholz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 E 1St St, Duluth, MN, 55805. Phone: (218) 249-7930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Joy Buchholz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 49936, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heather Joy Buchholz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Joy Buchholz, MD had 1,557 Medicare Part D claims for 610 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.