Physician

Claudia M Lama Von Buchwald, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Claudia Buchwald, MD (NPI: 1447636451) practices interventional cardiology in the Billings, MT market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Yellowstone, MT. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is BILLINGS CLINIC (NPI: 1376598714; TIN: 810231784) and primary practice location at 59101-0703. Buchwald is affiliated with the Billings Clinic (ACO ID: A1652), Caravan Health ACO 50 LLC (ACO ID: A5160), Collaborative ACO 30, LLC (ACO ID: A5483), and CoreHealth Alliance LLC (ACO ID: A5645), participating under the MSSP model.

Buchwald's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 666 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,696 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $189,885 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 93458 (Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist). Part D data shows 1,438 prescription claims across 246 beneficiaries totaling $199,418 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). Open Payments data shows 27 records totaling $2,762. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $2,029 and ending at $199,418. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$95K$190K2023 Medicare payment: $61,239 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $189,885 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023218482$61,239
20246661,696$189,885

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$100K$199K2015 Drug cost: $2,029 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $37,220 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $45,783 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $3,324 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $299 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $3,502 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $351 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $12,700 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $199,418 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/R44$2,029
201641462$37,220
201749336$45,783
201814112$3,324
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/R17$299
20211635$3,502
2022N/R14$351
202346101$12,700
20242461,438$199,418

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
93458Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist104105$186
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more189235$104
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more118118$97
93306Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function247303$51
99152Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes164167$9

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
EliquisApixaban1105,436$106,708
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol301,250$22,867
XareltoRivaroxaban24840$15,055
JardianceEmpagliflozin12730$14,527
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab17532$9,924

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.27$2,762Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Claudia M. Lama Von Buchwald, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Claudia M. Lama Von Buchwald, MD (NPI 1447636451), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Claudia M. Lama Von Buchwald, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Claudia M. Lama Von Buchwald, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Billings Clinic (MSSP, ACO ID A1652), Caravan Health ACO 50 LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5160), Collaborative ACO 30, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5483), and CoreHealth Alliance LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5645).

What billing organization is linked to Claudia M. Lama Von Buchwald, MD?

Claudia M. Lama Von Buchwald, MD is linked to BILLINGS CLINIC (billing NPI 1376598714) in the available physician profile data.

Does Claudia M. Lama Von Buchwald, MD have Open Payments data?

Claudia M. Lama Von Buchwald, MD has 27 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.