Nicholas I. Buss
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Bend, OR
Nicholas I. Buss is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Bend, Oregon, and NPI 1346414752, issued on Apr 16, 2008. Check the license (Oregon MD191669, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas I. Buss
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- MD191669 OR
0420012193 VT
65190-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 NE Neff RD, Bend, OR 97701
- Phone
- (541) 388-4333
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2023
- Fax
- (541) 388-3446
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190520002588); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2500 NE Neff RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Abernathy, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1063433449
- Jeffrey Absalon, MDSpecialist1225003833
- Hugh Adair, D.O.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1700866746
- Kylee AdamekPhysician Assistant1326720186
- Laura Adams, L.AC.Internal Medicine Physician1952553745
- Tony Adams, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1497098602
Verify Nicholas I. Buss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD191669Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
2,037 Medicare Part D claims for 393 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate301 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium124 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate123 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium122 claims
- Clopidogrel104 claims
- Losartan Potassium103 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,502.50
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- St Charles Health System IncRedmond, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Oregon
There are 69 interventional cardiology physician records in Oregon.
Other interventional cardiology physician records in Oregon
- Amged Abdelaziz, MDPortland, OR1972703536
- Norman Aiad, MDSalem, OR1154818250
- Sudeshna Banerjee, MDSpringfield, OR1093926081
- Peter Banitt, M.D.Beaverton, OR1831194737
- Christopher Cannon, MDMedford, OR1487650586
- Todd Caulfield, MDPortland, OR1710921085
- Ellen Chen, M.D.Coos Bay, OR1083654313
- Richard Chiang, M.D.Coos Bay, OR1649358409
- Alyssa Corley, MDMedford, OR1962931204
- Kent Dauterman, MDMedford, OR1255329728
Common questions
What is Nicholas I. Buss's NPI number?
Nicholas I. Buss's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346414752, issued on Apr 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas I. Buss located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 NE Neff RD, Bend, OR, 97701. Phone: (541) 388-4333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas I. Buss's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD191669, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas I. Buss prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas I. Buss had 2,037 Medicare Part D claims for 393 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.