Joseph A. Buckwalter, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Iowa City, IA
Joseph A. Buckwalter, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1952693129, issued on May 6, 2011. Check the license (Iowa MD-44011, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Buckwalter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License numbers
- MD-44011 IA
2016009665 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 356-1616
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170324000324); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph A. Buckwalter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-44011Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $1,092.01
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- State University OF IowaIowa City, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph A. Buckwalter among 27 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Iowa
Joseph A. Buckwalter, MD is one of 27 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 74% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 20 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Iowa
There are 27 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Iowa.
All 27 in Iowa → Every provider in Iowa City → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Blair, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522451699741868
- Curtis Steyers, MDIowa City, IA 522451598757973
- Thomas Ebinger, M.D.North Liberty, IA 523171326201468
- Ericka Lawler, MDNorth Liberty, IA 523171174540793
- Brian Wills, M.D.North Liberty, IA 523171770532533
- James Johns, MDCedar Rapids, IA 524021174505499
- Peter Chimenti, M.D.Cedar Rapids, IA 524031447575022
- Meiying Kuo, MDCedar Rapids, IA 524031740484922
Common questions
What is Joseph A. Buckwalter, MD's NPI number?
Joseph A. Buckwalter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952693129, issued on May 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Buckwalter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-1616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Buckwalter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-44011, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.