Michael J. Buday, PAC
Surgical Physician Assistant · Johnstown, PA
Michael J. Buday, PAC is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1518947720, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA002047L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael J. Buday
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- MA002047L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 321 Main St, Johnstown, PA 15901
- Phone
- (814) 535-6521
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050112000052); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 321 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nadia Bernardy, MPAS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205990512
- Kimberly BeskidRegistered Nurse1114748563
- Alicia Ciarimboli, RNRegistered Nurse1932804523
- Thomas Ellenberger, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1508818410
- Brian Gunnlaugson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1639154545
- Yi Yan Hong, M.D.Specialist1235296039
Verify Michael J. Buday in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA002047LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
531 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 284 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen176 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen82 claims
- Eliquis63 claims
- Amoxicillin38 claims
- Methylprednisolone26 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl16 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): 93.8 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: $175.81
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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 3 group practices
- Center For Orthopaedic And Sports Medicine PCIndiana, PA
- Ipg Ortho LLPIndiana, PA
- Vantage Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation IncJohnstown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Pennsylvania
There are 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Michael J. Buday, PAC's NPI number?
Michael J. Buday, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518947720, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael J. Buday, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 321 Main St, Johnstown, PA, 15901. Phone: (814) 535-6521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael J. Buday, PAC's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA002047L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael J. Buday, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael J. Buday, PAC had 531 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael J. Buday, PAC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 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.