NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joey Oliver Buquing, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX

Joey Oliver Buquing, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1255335279, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (Texas K1787, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255335279
Name
Joey Oliver Buquing
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
K1787 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6624 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 795-5511
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(832) 553-6081
Medicaid ID
119046401 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090109000647); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6624 Fannin St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Bindu Abraham, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1558638627
  2. Helen Akpan, NPNurse Practitioner1548614886
  3. Hiba Ali, MDHospitalist Physician1811426653
  4. Sumera Ali, P.A.Physician Assistant1144657578
  5. Mark Amerman, OPA-CPhysician Assistant1073703740
  6. Bahaa AwadaAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1497110621

Verify Joey Oliver Buquing in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

2,037 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joey Buquing2,037
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Calcitriol111 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate103 claims
  3. Carvedilol98 claims
  4. Nifedipine Er75 claims
  5. Hydralazine Hcl70 claims
  6. Prednisone70 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: $2,512.18

110 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joey Buquing$2,512.18
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. Kidney Associates, PLLCPearland, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joey Oliver Buquing among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas

Joey Oliver Buquing, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.

All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Nephrology Physician nationwide →

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bernardino Abaya, M.D.Houston, TX 770301740262013
  2. Catherine Brown, PA-CHouston, TX 770301841288313
  3. Joslyn Campbell, MDHouston, TX 770301912909847
  4. Dolon Das, MDHouston, TX 770301619972692
  5. Stevan Dinerstein, M.D.Houston, TX 770301932180791
  6. Stephen Fadem, MDHouston, TX 770301144224163
  7. Juan Gonzalez, MDHouston, TX 770301598767253
  8. Abdul Khan, MDHouston, TX 770301215939145

Common questions

What is Joey Oliver Buquing, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joey Oliver Buquing, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255335279, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joey Oliver Buquing, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6624 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 795-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joey Oliver Buquing, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K1787, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joey Oliver Buquing, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joey Oliver Buquing, M.D. had 2,037 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.

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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.