NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas M. Buzbee, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Tyler, TX

Thomas M. Buzbee, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1770682619, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas J1902, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770682619
Name
Thomas M. Buzbee
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
J1902 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1910 Roseland Blvd, Tyler, TX 75701
Phone
(903) 533-0644
Enumerated
Sep 21, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 9, 2022
Fax
(903) 533-0441
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100804000166); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1991
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 1910 Roseland Blvd

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

  1. C. Branch, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1205814753
  2. Slade Braswell, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1922512839
  3. Kelly Cox, NPNurse Practitioner1356489264
  4. Blaise Davis, FNP-C, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1114671500
  5. Margaret Hayden, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447359385
  6. Shari Howard, NURSE PRACTITIONERPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1760791370

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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13.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

44,170 Medicare Part D claims for 2,247 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 983 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Buzbee44,170
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium2,016 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium1,985 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate1,657 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium1,327 claims
  5. Potassium Chloride1,290 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium1,262 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: $21,260.57

122 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Buzbee$21,261
  2. Specialty average$1,303

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. Tyler Internal Medicine Associates, P.ATyler, TX

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

Thomas M. Buzbee among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Thomas M. Buzbee, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

146 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tyler

They are 146 of the 5,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Tyler, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yvonne Baum, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011679572614
  2. Marcus Byrd, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011518930304
  3. Gene Earl, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011134122567
  4. Michael Gorby, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011366446049
  5. James Holleman, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011083692248
  6. Paul Lim, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011942288634
  7. Eric Madore, MDTyler, TX 757011982678884
  8. Aleksandra Olsson-Detwiler, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011740280510

Common questions

What is Thomas M. Buzbee, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas M. Buzbee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770682619, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas M. Buzbee, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1910 Roseland Blvd, Tyler, TX, 75701. Phone: (903) 533-0644. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas M. Buzbee, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J1902, 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 Thomas M. Buzbee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas M. Buzbee, M.D. had 44,170 Medicare Part D claims for 2,247 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.