NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ronald A. Buczek, DO

Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · Austin, TX

Ronald A. Buczek, DO is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1962825216, issued on Jan 22, 2014. Check the license (Texas S3126, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962825216
Name
Ronald A. Buczek
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
License number
S3126 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11615 Angus RD Ste 106, Austin, TX 78759
Phone
(512) 436-9986
Enumerated
Jan 22, 2014
Record last updated
Feb 6, 2026
Fax
(512) 436-8295
Medicaid ID
407839601 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200122000327); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 2012
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 11615 Angus RD Ste 106

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Adriana Castro, MDSurgery Physician1003304296
  2. Shey Ditto, DOSurgery Physician1316387061
  3. Jonathan Huynh, MDSurgery Physician1659864783
  4. Joshua Lackey, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1306341367

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (surgery) physician in 2024

74 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 188 among the 346 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ronald Buczek74
  2. Specialty average188

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate15 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: $1,401.75

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Core Surgical Group. The 296 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,725.83 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ronald Buczek$1,401.75
  2. Specialty average$4,725.83

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

  1. Ditto Surgical, PLLCAustin, TX

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

Ronald A. Buczek among 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Texas

Ronald A. Buczek, DO is one of 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 81% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 32 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0105X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in Texas

There are 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Harrison Kay, MDAustin, TX 787511164883096
  2. Ira Lown, M.D.Austin, TX 787461487611463
  3. Gary Pamplin, M.D.Austin, TX 787311437365558
  4. Susan Adler, M.D.Austin, TX 787051518947787
  5. Lee Reichel, M.D.Austin, TX 787051811151962
  6. Gregg Vagner, M.D.Austin, TX 787051295705986
  7. Sergio Rodriguez, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391528279924
  8. Christian Woodbury, M.D.San Antonio, TX 792291598965014

Common questions

What is Ronald A. Buczek, DO's NPI number?

Ronald A. Buczek, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962825216, issued on Jan 22, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronald A. Buczek, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11615 Angus RD Ste 106, Austin, TX, 78759. Phone: (512) 436-9986. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronald A. Buczek, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S3126, 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 Ronald A. Buczek, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ronald A. Buczek, DO had 74 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician prescribers was 188. 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.