Richard G. Buch, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Carrollton, TX
Richard G. Buch, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Carrollton, Texas, and NPI 1871596957, issued on May 23, 2005. Check the license (Texas H5391, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard G. Buch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- H5391 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4333 N Josey LN Ste 100B, Carrollton, TX 75010
- Phone
- (469) 443-0924
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2025
- Fax
- (469) 443-0943
- Medicaid ID
- 110136202 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050303000691); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard G. Buch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H5391Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,779 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 443 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Nabumetone317 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen233 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium171 claims
- Meloxicam146 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl119 claims
- Prednisone100 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: $250.02
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corentec America,Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Richard G Buch MD PAPlano, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard G. Buch among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Richard G. Buch, M.D. is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in Carrollton → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mitchell Fagelman, M.D.Carrollton, TX 750101801985643
- Craig Goodhart, M.D.Carrollton, TX 750101750470662
- Phillip Graehl, M.D.Carrollton, TX 750101023107851
- James Guess, M.D.Carrollton, TX 750101487743209
- Keith Heier, M.D.Carrollton, TX 750101821013020
- Christian Isaac, M.D.Carrollton, TX 750101497058523
- Leslie Jennings, MDCarrollton, TX 750101356322606
- Kevin Myers, MDCarrollton, TX 750101851696058
Common questions
What is Richard G. Buch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard G. Buch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871596957, issued on May 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard G. Buch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4333 N Josey LN Ste 100B, Carrollton, TX, 75010. Phone: (469) 443-0924. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard G. Buch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H5391, 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 Richard G. Buch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard G. Buch, M.D. had 1,779 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.