John Andrew Buza, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Fresh Meadows, NY
John Andrew Buza, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Fresh Meadows, New York, and NPI 1760827976, issued on May 1, 2013. Check the license (New York 279253, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Andrew Buza
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License numbers
- 279253 NY
52059 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16303 Horace Harding Expy Ste 4, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
- Phone
- (866) 670-6824
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2013
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200930001616); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Andrew Buza 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 279253Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
935 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 67 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tizanidine Hcl302 claims
- Gabapentin201 claims
- Celecoxib160 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl58 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl39 claims
- Methocarbamol38 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,171.42
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- New York Queens Medicine And Surgery, P.C.Fresh Meadows, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Andrew Buza among 167 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in New York
John Andrew Buza, M.D. is one of 167 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2002 among the 116 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X 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 of the Spine Physician providers in New York
There are 167 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in New York.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sunil KukrejaRego Park, NY 113741326468307
- Robert Donadt, MDForest Hills, NY 113751053415133
- Alexios Apazidis, M.D.Saint Albans, NY 114121245494368
- Dante Leven, D.OBrooklyn, NY 112351508134743
- Marc Agulnick, MDMineola, NY 115011700875846
- Raz Winiarsky, MDBrooklyn, NY 112261992769061
- Michael Gerling, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112231376647891
- Kolawole Jegede, M.DBrooklyn, NY 112201962795658
Common questions
What is John Andrew Buza, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Andrew Buza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760827976, issued on May 1, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Andrew Buza, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16303 Horace Harding Expy Ste 4, Fresh Meadows, NY, 11365. Phone: (866) 670-6824. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Andrew Buza, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 279253, 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 John Andrew Buza, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Andrew Buza, M.D. had 935 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Andrew Buza, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.