Joy Buechler, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Santa Barbara, CA
Joy Buechler, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1124451240, issued on Aug 12, 2013. Check the license (California NP23247, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joy Buechler
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- NP23247 CA
F341721 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4151 Foothill RD, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
- Phone
- (805) 681-7584
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4151 Foothill RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joy Buechler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license NP23247Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
85 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,144 among the 50,277 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam20 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: $475.11
9 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc.. The 36,168 providers of this specialty with any payment received $802.80 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Sansum ClinicSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Joy Buechler, NP's NPI number?
Joy Buechler, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124451240, issued on Aug 12, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joy Buechler, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4151 Foothill RD, Santa Barbara, CA, 93110. Phone: (805) 681-7584. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joy Buechler, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number NP23247, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joy Buechler, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joy Buechler, NP had 85 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,144. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.