James Virgil Buese, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Pasadena, CA
James Virgil Buese, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1295756237, issued on Jul 23, 2006. Check the license (California G39589, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Virgil Buese
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- G39589 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 W California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105
- Phone
- (626) 397-5000
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (626) 397-2912
- Medicaid ID
- 00G395890 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050705000928); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Virgil Buese in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G39589Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $24.07
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Pacific Valley Medical GroupPasadena, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Virgil Buese among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California
James Virgil Buese, M.D. is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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- Christian Koch, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051437179736
- Phillip Lau, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051831119700
Common questions
What is James Virgil Buese, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Virgil Buese, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295756237, issued on Jul 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Virgil Buese, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 W California Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91105. Phone: (626) 397-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Virgil Buese, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G39589, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Virgil Buese, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Virgil Buese, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.