Joel S. Buchalter, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Carmel, NY
Joel S. Buchalter, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Carmel, New York, and NPI 1134142714, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (New York 158554, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel S. Buchalter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 158554 NY
29668 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 664 Stoneleigh Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
- Phone
- (845) 278-8400
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2024
- Fax
- (845) 278-4326
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190319001539); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University Medical College - Nlg, 1983
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 664 Stoneleigh Ave
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Verify Joel S. Buchalter 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 158554Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
52 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15,023.36
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Somers Orthopaedic Surgery And Sports Medicine Group PLLCDanbury, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel S. Buchalter among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York
Joel S. Buchalter, MD is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Yariv Maghen, M.D.Carmel, NY 105121063644110
- Daniel Smith, M.D.Carmel, NY 105121750688396
- Gabriel Brown, M.D.Brewster, NY 105091437318631
- Nicole Belkin, MDCroton On Hudson, NY 105201003041757
- Charles Edelson, MDDobbs Ferry, NY 105221578542296
- Howard Luks, M.D.Dobbs Ferry, NY 105221982622742
Common questions
What is Joel S. Buchalter, MD's NPI number?
Joel S. Buchalter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134142714, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel S. Buchalter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 664 Stoneleigh Ave, Carmel, NY, 10512. Phone: (845) 278-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel S. Buchalter, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 158554, 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 Joel S. Buchalter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel S. Buchalter, MD had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel S. Buchalter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.