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Richard G. Buch, M.D.

NPI 1871596957ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Carrollton, TX

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in Carrollton, Texas, trained at University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) (class of 1982). 156 Medicare patients in 2024, $332,070 paid; all of their 1,779 Part D prescriptions were generic. Corentec America,inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $5,803 in all, mostly consulting fees.

Overview

NPI1871596957
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 23, 2005
Last updated in NPPESNov 11, 2025
Certified by providerNov 11, 2025

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000XH5391TX

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients156
Services billed1,874 across 118 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$332,070

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,779 · 2,197 30-day fills
Patients311
Total drug cost$30,119
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
Graduation year1982
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$5,803 · 14 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$250.02 · 8 payments from 8 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Corentec America,inc.$3,58410
Linkbio Corp$2,1872
Next Science LLC$21.631
Biocomposites Inc$10.101

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Consulting Fee$2,000 · 1 payment
  • Travel and Lodging$1,944 · 3 payments
  • Food and Beverage$1,859 · 10 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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