John Buhac, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Albany, NY
John Buhac, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1235184789, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Buhac
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 152827 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1375 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12206
- Phone
- (518) 438-4483
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 482-4201
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040706000593); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1375 Washington Ave
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Verify John Buhac in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,402 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole358 claims
- Famotidine167 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium142 claims
- Lansoprazole60 claims
- Linzess47 claims
- Colestipol Hcl44 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: $20.00
1 payment: compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Gastrointestinal Care OF Long Island PLLCAlbany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Buhac among 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York
John Buhac, MD is one of 1,797 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% 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, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 1999 among the 1,378 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is John Buhac, MD's NPI number?
John Buhac, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235184789, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Buhac, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1375 Washington Ave, Albany, NY, 12206. Phone: (518) 438-4483. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Buhac, MD's license?
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 John Buhac, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Buhac, MD had 1,402 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.