Active NPI 1851385181 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Ward P Buster , DO

Neurological Surgery • Columbus, OH

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Ward Buster, DO is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in Columbus, OH. With approximately 29 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1997, Dr. Buster delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 931 CHATHAM LN.

Dr. Buster is affiliated with Ohiohealth Corporation and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

931 Chatham Ln

Columbus, OH 432212417

Telephone 6145335500

Fax 6145335593

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Neurological Associates Ince Facility NPI 1003914912

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1997

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Columbus, OH

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

29 Yrs +10.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 18.1 Yrs

State Avg: 27.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

86 Specialists

Practicing in Columbus, OH (377 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

29.1% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

68.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Buster (29 Years) 29 Yrs

Columbus Specialty Average (18.1 Years) 18.1 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
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	99	79	$187.00	$124.36
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	76	54	$126.00	$48.92
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	69	68	$245.00	$128.89
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	62	20	$665.00	$210.23
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	50	19	$1226.00	$390.39
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	48	43	$126.00	$88.61
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	43	42	$183.00	$77.72
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	43	38	$126.00	$88.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	33	33	$291.00	$163.10
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	31	18	$805.00	$257.17
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	27	26	$748.00	$231.65
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	23	19	$76.00	$54.58
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	21	21	$2392.00	$760.96
63052 Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back	15	15	$785.00	$257.87
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	15	15	$5628.00	$1571.02
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	14	14	$3339.00	$818.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	109	76	$187.00	$122.24
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	93	27	$1226.00	$389.87
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	90	70	$126.00	$48.61
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	68	23	$665.00	$209.60
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	64	63	$245.00	$128.07
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	49	40	$126.00	$87.35
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	46	45	$183.00	$77.80
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	40	32	$125.13	$86.41
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	36	36	$748.00	$231.89
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	30	18	$805.00	$257.17
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	29	29	$291.00	$161.84
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	26	26	$2392.00	$760.88
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	25	22	$76.00	$51.93
63052 Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back	15	15	$785.00	$257.53
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	15	15	$5628.00	$1682.09
22600 Fusion of spine in neck by posterior approach	14	14	$3881.00	$1202.02
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	13	13	$195.00	$81.94
63045 Partial removal of upper spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	12	12	$3880.00	$644.06

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	88	63	$187.00	$124.25
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	66	52	$124.94	$87.68
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	66	56	$126.00	$37.24
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	62	16	$1226.00	$395.53
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	56	54	$245.00	$132.93
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	44	39	$126.00	$88.65
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	34	18	$805.00	$261.29
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	30	25	$183.00	$69.91
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$291.00	$160.25
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	24	23	$748.00	$236.24
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	21	19	$76.00	$54.22
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	18	18	$195.00	$94.55
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	18	17	$2392.00	$775.37
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	12	11	$5628.00	$1872.17
63052 Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back	12	11	$785.00	$262.36

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	90	74	$126.00	$89.30
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	89	61	$126.00	$38.10
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	81	63	$125.57	$89.81
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	58	18	$1226.00	$402.43
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	32	$187.00	$127.99
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	37	37	$245.00	$132.93
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	35	14	$665.00	$217.34
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$189.00	$110.95
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	31	30	$75.06	$54.21
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	23	23	$195.00	$100.55
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	23	21	$76.00	$54.16
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	20	19	$748.00	$239.33
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	19	19	$2392.00	$784.09
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	19	18	$183.00	$71.27
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	15	15	$359.00	$198.55
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	13	12	$104.00	$51.69
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$291.00	$154.22
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	11	11	$3339.00	$769.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	81	59	$125.14	$73.06
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	76	61	$110.08	$39.61
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	70	59	$75.59	$44.24
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	63	55	$76.00	$43.99
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	49	14	$1226.00	$389.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	48	$189.00	$103.23
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	46	22	$805.00	$263.35
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	45	18	$665.00	$220.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	36	32	$126.00	$70.81
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	28	28	$245.00	$135.07
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	27	25	$748.00	$233.72
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	24	24	$190.33	$102.70
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	17	17	$2392.00	$794.88
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	16	16	$5803.88	$1538.56
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	14	13	$104.00	$52.22

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	271	174	$76.00	$42.76
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	96	69	$71.00	$39.02
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	61	61	$189.00	$105.18
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	42	22	$805.00	$265.39
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	40	11	$1226.00	$401.43
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	38	38	$181.00	$98.72
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	17	17	$245.00	$135.60
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	17	17	$748.00	$239.30
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	15	15	$2392.00	$784.58
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	13	13	$5316.00	$1602.29
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	13	13	$128.00	$72.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	243	164	$76.00	$41.72
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	115	94	$71.00	$38.52
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	88	88	$189.00	$103.91
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	67	35	$805.00	$250.15
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	59	19	$1226.00	$396.11
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	44	14	$665.00	$214.19
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	25	25	$748.00	$236.29
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	21	21	$181.00	$99.46
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	20	20	$2392.00	$773.17
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	17	16	$91.00	$50.17
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	16	15	$5316.00	$1677.57
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	16	16	$5803.88	$1744.02
22846 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 4-7 spine bone segments	11	11	$2399.00	$768.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	248	174	$76.00	$41.39
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	89	89	$189.00	$102.76
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	72	64	$71.00	$38.43
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	44	25	$805.00	$263.01
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	43	19	$665.00	$213.72
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	42	19	$1226.00	$395.98
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	24	24	$2392.00	$771.54
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	24	24	$748.00	$236.02
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	18	18	$5706.17	$1799.35
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	18	18	$5316.00	$1572.24
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	14	14	$2313.00	$686.90
22634 Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc	14	11	$1532.00	$502.33
20931 Donor bone graft for spine surgery	13	13	$352.00	$113.64
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	13	13	$3339.00	$759.67
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	12	12	$104.00	$51.35

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License OH 34-008093

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

2425343 (OH)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Ohiohealth Corporation

393 E Town St, Columbus, OH 432154799

Phone: 6145669108

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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Physician Assistant (Certified)

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Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active November 09, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location November 09, 2011

Registered at 931 CHATHAM LN, COLUMBUS, OH 432212417 (Tel: 6145335500)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 09, 2011

Registered at 5350 FRANTZ RD, DUBLIN, OH 430164259

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 09, 2011

Recorded as WARD BUSTER, DO

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 09, 2011

Neurological Surgery (License #34-008093 in OH)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 01, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1851385181

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: September 01, 2005

Last Update: December 22, 2021

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

5350 Frantz Rd

Dublin, OH 430164259

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