Active NPI 1023011863 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Lucinda S Buescher , MD

Dermatology • Springfield, IL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Lucinda Buescher, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Springfield, IL. With approximately 40 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine in 1986, Dr. Buescher delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 751 N RUTLEDGE ST.

Dr. Buescher is affiliated with Siu Physicians And Surgeons Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths, destruction of skin growth, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

751 N Rutledge St

Springfield, IL 627024909

Telephone 2175453821

Fax 2175454485

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1986

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Springfield, IL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

40 Yrs +20.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 19.1 Yrs

State Avg: 23.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

36 Specialists

Practicing in Springfield, IL (673 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

73.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Buescher (40 Years) 40 Yrs

Springfield Specialty Average (19.1 Years) 19.1 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	437	110	$30.00	$6.06
17000 Destruction of skin growth	142	139	$230.73	$51.83
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	117	112	$156.99	$53.57
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	103	102	$252.15	$86.17
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	56	52	$332.50	$104.44
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	50	$362.15	$118.12
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	37	37	$656.00	$81.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$314.97	$107.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	467	126	$30.00	$6.14
17000 Destruction of skin growth	162	160	$231.00	$52.15
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	156	148	$257.00	$87.08
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	140	134	$160.00	$54.59
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	58	58	$317.00	$107.47
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	53	51	$656.00	$81.83
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	44	$365.00	$120.16
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$318.29	$106.92
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	18	11	$360.00	$48.41
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	17	13	$506.00	$136.57
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	12	12	$206.00	$66.19

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	595	127	$30.00	$6.41
17000 Destruction of skin growth	160	154	$231.00	$51.90
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	139	135	$143.00	$88.87
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	110	106	$81.00	$55.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	68	66	$207.00	$122.75
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	53	52	$302.00	$108.31
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	43	42	$656.00	$86.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$212.00	$110.36
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	17	17	$141.71	$67.13
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	16	15	$487.00	$147.38
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	16	12	$360.00	$49.59

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	864	177	$30.00	$6.22
17000 Destruction of skin growth	236	221	$231.00	$53.88
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	198	189	$143.00	$89.48
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	155	144	$81.00	$54.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	95	89	$207.00	$126.58
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	75	69	$302.00	$106.42
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	56	56	$212.00	$110.78
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	49	49	$656.00	$86.96
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	44	44	$138.00	$70.23
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	24	22	$473.00	$160.95
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	22	22	$303.00	$166.16
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	19	14	$487.00	$137.54
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	17	15	$428.00	$149.82
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	14	11	$501.00	$180.30
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	11	11	$360.00	$51.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	849	166	$30.25	$5.74
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	291	270	$143.00	$73.59
17000 Destruction of skin growth	217	204	$231.00	$51.13
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	93	92	$302.00	$104.58
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	78	74	$207.00	$107.70
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	55	54	$656.00	$83.57
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	55	53	$81.00	$44.61
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	40	40	$138.00	$75.14
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$212.00	$106.66
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	20	12	$116.00	$39.87
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	18	12	$360.00	$51.96
99201 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes	14	14	$99.00	$43.44
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	13	12	$473.00	$154.66

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,202	220	$30.09	$5.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	365	332	$143.00	$71.95
17000 Destruction of skin growth	298	276	$231.00	$52.66
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	124	107	$207.00	$106.12
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	122	117	$81.00	$43.65
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	99	94	$302.00	$103.68
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	90	85	$656.00	$81.55
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	46	46	$138.00	$74.54
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	42	11	$4.86	$1.58
96910 Skin application of tar and ultraviolet B or petrolatum and ultraviolet B	41	11	$199.00	$100.63
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	39	34	$473.00	$144.53
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$212.00	$104.65
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	24	21	$360.00	$49.27
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	19	14	$487.00	$142.82
99201 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes	19	19	$99.00	$44.54
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	18	16	$428.00	$166.16
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	15	14	$397.00	$108.12
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	11	11	$240.00	$62.81

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,040	211	$30.00	$5.09
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	386	351	$143.00	$70.33
17000 Destruction of skin growth	289	267	$231.00	$50.95
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	147	136	$81.00	$42.24
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	102	88	$207.00	$103.00
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	99	96	$302.00	$103.56
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	93	90	$284.00	$92.56
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	66	12	$4.13	$1.81
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	52	52	$138.00	$72.64
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	39	$212.00	$105.05
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	24	21	$473.00	$139.77
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	23	22	$428.00	$161.84
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	18	14	$122.00	$32.10
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	17	13	$54.00	$19.53
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	14	13	$487.00	$157.78
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	12	12	$367.00	$125.52

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	951	184	$30.00	$5.38
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	283	256	$143.00	$70.38
17000 Destruction of skin growth	232	214	$231.00	$50.70
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	134	129	$81.00	$41.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	92	80	$207.00	$103.66
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	88	84	$278.75	$101.78
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	83	83	$268.96	$87.44
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	45	45	$135.20	$69.69
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	30	26	$473.00	$144.20
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	28	18	$122.00	$30.79
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	26	17	$116.00	$38.81
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$212.00	$98.35
99201 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes	12	12	$99.00	$39.24

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-10-20

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License IL 036079966

A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. The dermatologist has had additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, melanomas, moles and other tumors of the skin, the management of contact dermatitis and other allergic and nonallergic skin disorders, and in the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. Dermatologists have special training in dermatopathology and in the surgical techniques used in dermatology. They also have expertise in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars and the skin changes associated with aging.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

036079966 (IL)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Siu Physicians And Surgeons Inc

751 N Rutledge St, Springfield, IL 627024968

Phone: 2175458000

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

18 Associated Practitioners

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Registered Dietitian

Brenda Michel , FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1104113893

Family Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)

Dr. Zafar Quader , MD

Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Virginia Zahrn , LCSW

Social Worker - Clinical

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active August 28, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 28, 2009

Registered at 751 N RUTLEDGE ST, SPRINGFIELD, IL 627024909 (Tel: 2175453821)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 28, 2009

Registered at PO BOX 19644, SPRINGFIELD, IL 627949644 (Tel: 2175453821)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 28, 2009

Recorded as LUCINDA BUESCHER, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 28, 2009

Dermatology (License #036079966 in IL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 24, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1023011863

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: May 24, 2005

Last Update: October 20, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Po Box 19644

Springfield, IL 627949644

Phone: 2175453821

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