Thomas Buddensick, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Tempe, AZ
Thomas Buddensick, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tempe, Arizona, and NPI 1356659031, issued on Sep 16, 2010. Check the license (Arizona 52652, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Buddensick
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 52652 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1855 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ 85282
- Phone
- (480) 712-6000
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160914000578); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 760 in Arizona → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1855 E Southern Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Catherine Ho, D.O.Surgery Physician1881841963
- Polly Turner, MDInternal Medicine Physician1073562344
Verify Thomas Buddensick in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 52652Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $281.17
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Arizona Bariatric And LaparoscopicTempe, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Buddensick among 760 surgery physician records in Arizona
Thomas Buddensick, M.D. is one of 760 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 56% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 401 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 760 surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 760 in Arizona → Every provider in Tempe → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Margaret Butler, MDTempe, AZ 852821841279270
- Catherine Ho, D.O.Tempe, AZ 852821881841963
- Michael Orris, D.O.Tempe, AZ 852821982646097
- Sandra Yee, MDTempe, AZ 852821265552319
- Victoria Lee, MDTempe, AZ 852831679540074
- Kelsey Staudinger, DOTempe, AZ 852811689133472
- Alan JosephsonTempe, AZ 852841578517827
- Albert Amini, M.D.Chandler, AZ 852861386890556
Common questions
What is Thomas Buddensick, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Buddensick, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356659031, issued on Sep 16, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Buddensick, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1855 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ, 85282. Phone: (480) 712-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Buddensick, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 52652, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.