Michael E. Buxbaum, D.O.
Adult Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Michael E. Buxbaum, D.O. is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1003920760, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license (Texas K7677, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael E. Buxbaum
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
- License number
- K7677 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3100 Weslayan St Ste 350, Houston, TX 77027
- Phone
- (713) 533-1700
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2024
- Fax
- (713) 533-1708
- Medicaid ID
- 043941604 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041202000004); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3100 Weslayan St Ste 350
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael E. Buxbaum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K7677Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average adult medicine physician in 2024
11,399 Medicare Part D claims for 689 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium601 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate434 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium421 claims
- Losartan Potassium329 claims
- Furosemide283 claims
- Gabapentin265 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): 22.8 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: $38.17
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,405.95 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 one group practice
- Michael E Buxbaum DO PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael E. Buxbaum among 164 adult medicine physician records in Texas
Michael E. Buxbaum, D.O. is one of 164 adult medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 58% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1996 among the 64 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0505X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Adult Medicine Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Michael E. Buxbaum, D.O.'s NPI number?
Michael E. Buxbaum, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003920760, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael E. Buxbaum, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3100 Weslayan St Ste 350, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: (713) 533-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael E. Buxbaum, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K7677, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael E. Buxbaum, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael E. Buxbaum, D.O. had 11,399 Medicare Part D claims for 689 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael E. Buxbaum, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 22.8 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.