Joseph F. Buell, MD
Surgery Physician · New Orleans, LA
Joseph F. Buell, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1083682009, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 203586, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph F. Buell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 203586 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (504) 988-5110
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2022
- Fax
- (504) 988-0644
- Medicaid ID
- 2100386 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1415 Tulane Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Eric Abraham, MDAnesthesiology Physician1639140114
- Ibrahim Aburiziq, M.DAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1134359771
- Prateek Adhikari, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1083788004
- Tanjeev Ahmad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457091795
- Muhammad Ahmed, MDPsychiatry Physician1588724561
Verify Joseph F. Buell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 203586Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
88 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim15 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: $5,293.84
77 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 F. Buell among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Joseph F. Buell, MD is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 432 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Baker, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121467503797
- Kurt Davis, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121114975067
- Carlos Galvani, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121003916883
- Marco Hidalgo, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121629248497
- Bernard Jaffe, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121407051261
- Shauna Levy, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121740535293
- Ahmed Jan Malazai, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121508153586
- Patrick McLaren, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121922366764
Common questions
What is Joseph F. Buell, MD's NPI number?
Joseph F. Buell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083682009, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph F. Buell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 988-5110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph F. Buell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 203586, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph F. Buell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph F. Buell, MD had 88 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.