Vivek P. Buch, MD
NPI 1821352337ActiveIndividual· Neurological Surgery· Stanford, CA
Neurological Surgery (MD) with Stanford Health Care, practicing in Stanford, California. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $89,678 for 90 patients in 2024, with only 16 Part D claims. Boston Scientific Corporation was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $20,241 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees. Lists Stanford Health Care as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1821352337 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Jun 28, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 26, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neurological Surgery Primary | 207T00000X | A167057 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Neurosurgery (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 90 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 161 across 23 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $89,678 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 16 · 16 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 11 |
| Total drug cost | $136.38 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Neurosurgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · 3,122 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$20,241 · 54 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$14,299 · 47 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $15,334 | 37 |
| F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag | $2,538 | 1 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $1,422 | 7 |
| Neuropace, Inc. | $624.13 | 2 |
| Insightec,inc | $185.09 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$13,200 · 7 payments
- Consulting Fee$3,138 · 2 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,952 · 5 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,951 · 40 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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