NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Piyush C. Buch, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Palos Heights, IL

Piyush C. Buch, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1841225349, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036057502, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841225349
Name
Piyush C. Buch
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
036057502 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7480 W College Dr, Palos Heights, IL 60463
Phone
(708) 361-0540
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2006
Record last updated
May 19, 2025
Fax
(708) 361-1897
Medicaid ID
036057502 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101105000328); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 7480 W College Dr

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  3. Margaret Moss, LCSWClinical Social Worker1962976878

Verify Piyush C. Buch in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  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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4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

4,553 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Piyush Buch4,553
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam583 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate278 claims
  3. Risperidone275 claims
  4. Zolpidem Tartrate240 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl216 claims
  6. Mirtazapine186 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: $103.89

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Piyush Buch$103.89
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Deep Buch MD SCPalos Heights, IL
  2. Piyush C Buch MD PCPalos Heights, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Piyush C. Buch among 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois

Piyush C. Buch, MD is one of 2,147 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 69% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated1973 · median 2004 among the 877 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

21 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Palos Heights

They are 21 of the 992 NPPES records with a practice address in Palos Heights, and 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sameen Ahmad, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631720243025
  2. Mary Belford, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631194719534
  3. Cezary Dudzinski, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631487841540
  4. Rose Gomez, M.D.,Palos Heights, IL 604631750499463
  5. Khondakar Hasanat, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631902907116
  6. Paul Killion, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631982797692
  7. Manjari Kumar, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631790871408
  8. Mona Lal, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631588761142

Common questions

What is Piyush C. Buch, MD's NPI number?

Piyush C. Buch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841225349, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Piyush C. Buch, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7480 W College Dr, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 361-0540. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Piyush C. Buch, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036057502, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Piyush C. Buch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Piyush C. Buch, MD had 4,553 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.