Anita Kim Buniak, DO
NPI 1649767179ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Wilkes Barre, PA
Hospitalist (DO) with St Josephs Medical PC and 1 other group, practicing in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. In 2024 Medicare paid $56,427 for 288 patients, and Part D covered 233 of their prescriptions, 87% of them generic. Stryker Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $257.19 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Crouse Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1649767179 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | DO |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 19, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 31, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | May 31, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | OS022284 | PA |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | OS022284 | PA |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (NY); Practitioner - Hospitalist (PA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 288 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 715 across 14 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $56,427 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 233 · 248 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 107 |
| Total drug cost | $11,907 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Secondary specialties | Hospitalist |
Medical groups
- St Josephs Medical PCSyracuse, NY · 382 clinicians
- Crouse Health Hospital IncSyracuse, NY · 165 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Crouse HospitalSyracuse, NY
- St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse, NY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$257.19 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$34.88 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $161.71 | 1 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $95.48 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$257.19 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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