Jerome Howard Buster, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Harvey, IL
Jerome Howard Buster, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Harvey, Illinois, and NPI 1861707291, issued on Aug 10, 2010. Check the license (Illinois 036127192, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jerome Howard Buster
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036127192 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 31 W 155TH St, Harvey, IL 60426
- Phone
- (708) 596-5177
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110117000180); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jerome Howard Buster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036127192Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,623 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate111 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium107 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide70 claims
- Gabapentin64 claims
- Ibuprofen61 claims
- Metformin Hcl56 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: $226.66
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Family Christian Health CenterHarvey, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jerome Howard Buster among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Jerome Howard Buster, D.O. is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 57% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207Q00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Harvey
They are 7 of the 297 NPPES records with a practice address in Harvey, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ted George Achufusi, DOHarvey, IL 604261033353792
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- Lisa GreenHarvey, IL 604261114973062
- Cornelius Mitchell, M.D.Harvey, IL 604261225065345
- Jennifer Taylor, MDHarvey, IL 604261598968893
- Robert Watkins, MDHarvey, IL 604261790780344
- Mohammed Adnan Khaleeluddin, D.O.Glenwood, IL 604251609317387
- Katrice Brooks, M.D.Glenwood, IL 604251962723981
Common questions
What is Jerome Howard Buster, D.O.'s NPI number?
Jerome Howard Buster, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861707291, issued on Aug 10, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jerome Howard Buster, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31 W 155TH St, Harvey, IL, 60426. Phone: (708) 596-5177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jerome Howard Buster, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036127192, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jerome Howard Buster, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jerome Howard Buster, D.O. had 1,623 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.