NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael George Buscher, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Michael George Buscher, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1275853657, issued on Jun 8, 2010. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275853657
Name
Michael George Buscher
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
054228 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3471 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone
(404) 550-2165
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2010
Record last updated
Mar 8, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150909002510); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3471 5TH Ave

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  2. Sharvani Alajpur, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740960913
  3. Kelley Anderson, DOSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1528212271
  4. Margaret Andrzejewski, PA-CPhysician Assistant1578840468
  5. Mark BackerisAnesthesiology Physician1649407503
  6. Anto Bagic, MDEpilepsy Physician1851363170

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

94 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Michael Buscher94
  2. Specialty average226

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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score72.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%88.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Northeast Medical Group IncBridgeport, CT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Michael George Buscher among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Michael George Buscher, DO is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 46% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2013 among the 2,231 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

424 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 424 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aaron Brown, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131508056375
  2. Stacie Byers, DOPittsburgh, PA 152131982663225
  3. Christopher Cole, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131447294517
  4. Keith ConoverPittsburgh, PA 152131265413363
  5. Ankur Doshi, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131659371359
  6. Orooj Fasiuddin, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131467426072
  7. Christian Martin-Gill, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131043412943
  8. Vincent Mosesso, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131326012089

Common questions

What is Michael George Buscher, DO's NPI number?

Michael George Buscher, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275853657, issued on Jun 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael George Buscher, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3471 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (404) 550-2165. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael George Buscher, DO's license?

Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael George Buscher, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael George Buscher, DO had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael George Buscher, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.