Joseph Buceta, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Elizabeth, NJ
Joseph Buceta, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and NPI 1154392975, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA04540400, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Buceta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 25MA04540400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 655 E Jersey St, Elizabeth, NJ 07206
- Phone
- (908) 994-5000
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0052299 NJ
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 655 E Jersey St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ruth Adelman, RN,APN,CPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1144291139
- Emil Affsa, LPCCounseling Psychologist1457556847
- Kate Amoa OhenakwahPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1184334997
- Lisa Aragon, LSWSocial Worker1902013832
- Trisha Badishian, LCSWClinical Social Worker1073718474
- Rachel Berger, LSWClinical Social Worker1003156910
Verify Joseph Buceta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA04540400Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,940 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Benztropine Mesylate302 claims
- Olanzapine198 claims
- Invega Sustenna183 claims
- Haloperidol176 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er168 claims
- Haloperidol Decanoate163 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: $53.38
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Joseph Buceta among 1,520 psychiatry physician records in New Jersey
Joseph Buceta, MD is one of 1,520 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 73% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 46% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 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 2084P0800X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Elizabeth
They are 31 of the 1,107 NPPES records with a practice address in Elizabeth, and 1,520 psychiatry physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Buceta, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Buceta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154392975, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Buceta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 655 E Jersey St, Elizabeth, NJ, 07206. Phone: (908) 994-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Buceta, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA04540400, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Buceta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Buceta, MD had 2,940 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.