Thomas James Buell, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Thomas James Buell, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1811338627, issued on Jul 9, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD476515, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas James Buell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- MD476515 PA
0116026452 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 647-2345
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220218001076); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Lothrop St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Michael Abesamis, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1467647958
Verify Thomas James Buell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD476515Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin40 claims
- Methocarbamol31 claims
- Methylprednisolone30 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 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: $984.31
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SI-Bone, 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 2 group practices
- Keystone Rehabilitation Systems IncPunxsutawney, PA
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas James Buell among 447 neurological surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Thomas James Buell, MD is one of 447 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207T00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 447 neurological surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 447 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adnan Abla, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131356312797
- Matthew Adamo, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131194973479
- Christopher Deibert, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131518263466
- Paul GardnerPittsburgh, PA 152131407936271
- Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, PHDPittsburgh, PA 152131467629444
- Bradley Gross, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131518130384
- Constantinos Hadjipanayis, M.D., PH.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131457444754
- Adam KanterPittsburgh, PA 152131770791709
Common questions
What is Thomas James Buell, MD's NPI number?
Thomas James Buell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811338627, issued on Jul 9, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas James Buell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-2345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas James Buell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD476515, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas James Buell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas James Buell, MD had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas James Buell, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.