Howard Mark Busch, D.O.
Rheumatology Physician · Loxahatchee, FL
Howard Mark Busch, D.O. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Loxahatchee, Florida, and NPI 1932262516, issued on Dec 18, 2006. Check the license (Florida OS5200, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Mark Busch
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- OS5200 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12977 Southern Blvd Bldg 5, Loxahatchee, FL 33470
- Phone
- (561) 798-8184
- Enumerated
- Dec 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2022
- Fax
- (561) 793-2588
- Medicaid ID
- 064050600 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100903000494); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology, 1981
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Mark Busch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OS5200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,294 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin132 claims
- Methylprednisolone92 claims
- Actemra85 claims
- Benlysta81 claims
- Orencia79 claims
- Pregabalin47 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $73,879.04
261 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- American Arthritis And Rheumatology Associates LLCJupiter, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Mark Busch among 494 rheumatology physician records in Florida
Howard Mark Busch, D.O. is one of 494 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2003 among the 362 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Florida
There are 494 rheumatology physician records in Florida.
All 494 in Florida → Every provider in Loxahatchee → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Keivan Dehghanpisheh, PH. D. , M.D.Loxahatchee, FL 334701164585766
- Christine Savage, M.D.Loxahatchee, FL 334701245295377
- Baskaran Joshua, MDLake Worth, FL 334671891730040
- Juan Jose Maya Villamizar, M.D.Lake Worth, FL 334671144660291
- George Wineburgh, MDLake Worth, FL 334671568479038
- Hope Starkman, MDLake Worth, FL 334621144216797
- Zabeth Cure Lopez, M.D.Palm Springs, FL 334611467728733
- Adam Barron, M.D.Jupiter, FL 334581013937671
Common questions
What is Howard Mark Busch, D.O.'s NPI number?
Howard Mark Busch, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932262516, issued on Dec 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Mark Busch, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12977 Southern Blvd Bldg 5, Loxahatchee, FL, 33470. Phone: (561) 798-8184. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Mark Busch, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OS5200, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Mark Busch, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Mark Busch, D.O. had 1,294 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Mark Busch, D.O.'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.