Lucas Theodore Buchler, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL
Lucas Theodore Buchler, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1528301439, issued on Mar 28, 2013. Check the license (Illinois 036150157, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lucas Theodore Buchler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 036150157 IL
125064065 IL
DR.0060281 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 259 E Erie St FL 13, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 695-6800
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190807000563); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 259 E Erie St FL 13
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Mary-Katherine Butler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1326524729
- Ryan Cochrane, PTPhysical Therapist1225349004
Verify Lucas Theodore Buchler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036150157Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium17 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): 94.1 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: $2,796.15
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
- Rci (wrs) LLCValparaiso, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lucas Theodore Buchler among 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois
Lucas Theodore Buchler, M.D. is one of 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% 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 68% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2001 among the 556 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois.
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- Armen Kelikian, MDChicago, IL 606111790737757
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- Laura Lemke, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111396716080
Common questions
What is Lucas Theodore Buchler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lucas Theodore Buchler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528301439, issued on Mar 28, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lucas Theodore Buchler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 259 E Erie St FL 13, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lucas Theodore Buchler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036150157, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lucas Theodore Buchler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lucas Theodore Buchler, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lucas Theodore Buchler, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.