Michael Buchholz
Psychiatry Physician · Carlsbad, CA
Michael Buchholz is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Carlsbad, California, and NPI 1174267835, issued on Apr 27, 2022. Check the license (California A205281, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Buchholz
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- A205281 CA
RTL22-0065 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6010 Hidden Valley RD Ste 115, Carlsbad, CA 92011
- Phone
- (760) 797-8494
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6010 Hidden Valley RD Ste 115
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Steven Alden, DNP, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1427572700
- Carolyn Clark, AC-CRNP-PMHPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1124429857
- Meaghan Cotter, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BCHome Health Registered Nurse1710250477
- Traci Ferguson, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1609420355
- Lauren Hopkins, LPCCProfessional Counselor1962115949
- Kelsey KingsmoreMarriage & Family Therapist1609541820
Verify Michael Buchholz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A205281Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
851 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,010 among the 32,287 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mirtazapine72 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl64 claims
- Bupropion Xl56 claims
- Clozapine49 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate49 claims
- Olanzapine43 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.
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Common questions
What is Michael Buchholz's NPI number?
Michael Buchholz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174267835, issued on Apr 27, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Buchholz located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6010 Hidden Valley RD Ste 115, Carlsbad, CA, 92011. Phone: (760) 797-8494. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Buchholz's license?
NPPES lists California license number A205281, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Buchholz prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Buchholz had 851 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,010. 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.