Richard D. Bucholz, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Richard D. Bucholz, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1457455677, issued on Sep 8, 2006. Check the license (Missouri R9C25, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard D. Bucholz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- R9C25 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104
- Phone
- (314) 977-8849
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070622000093); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1977
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1201 S Grand Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Catherine Aber, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215878293
- Krystel Abi KaramStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912708124
- Timothy Adrian, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1578437182
- Baris Afsar, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235976143
Verify Richard D. Bucholz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license R9C25Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.10
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Ssm Health Care GroupSaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 195 neurological surgery physician records in Missouri.
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- Carlos Bagley, MDKansas City, MO1801939947
Common questions
What is Richard D. Bucholz, MD's NPI number?
Richard D. Bucholz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457455677, issued on Sep 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard D. Bucholz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63104. Phone: (314) 977-8849. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard D. Bucholz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number R9C25, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Richard D. Bucholz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 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.