Active NPI 1871596957 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Richard G Buch , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Carrollton, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Richard Buch, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Carrollton, TX. With approximately 44 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 1982, Dr. Buch delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 4333 N JOSEY LN STE 100B.

Dr. Buch is affiliated with Richard G Buch Md Pa and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

4333 N Josey Ln Ste 100b

Carrollton, TX 750104620

Telephone 4694430924

Fax 4694430943

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Dlrc Ancillary Services, Llc Facility NPI 1508739293

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/peor/rock/chm-Urb)

Graduation Year

1982

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Carrollton, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

44 Yrs +14.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 30.0 Yrs

State Avg: 25.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

11 Specialists

Practicing in Carrollton, TX (1627 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

80.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Buch (44 Years) 44 Yrs

Carrollton Specialty Average (30.0 Years) 30.0 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
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	927	63	$7.56	$0.96
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	124	78	$298.04	$81.45
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	105	65	$249.03	$62.58
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	101	62	$146.72	$35.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	79	59	$439.92	$113.76
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	60	41	$170.08	$41.68
13160 Second repair of surgical wound	32	15	$3276.84	$499.67
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	24	17	$120.44	$30.52
73551 X-ray of thigh bone, 1 view	23	16	$114.60	$25.73
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$439.64	$99.43
73590 X-ray of lower leg, 2 views	19	13	$117.52	$27.56
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$670.48	$149.01
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	15	13	$162.76	$41.42
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	11	11	$179.52	$50.41

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	797	67	$7.55	$1.06
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	134	89	$298.04	$86.78
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	121	72	$146.72	$38.85
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	101	73	$255.91	$64.24
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	81	67	$439.92	$122.50
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	62	41	$170.08	$45.00
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	45	29	$120.44	$33.14
13160 Second repair of surgical wound	25	21	$3276.84	$517.89
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	21	21	$670.48	$160.09
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$439.64	$107.31
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	20	17	$5326.52	$1175.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,246	93	$4.44	$1.13
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	152	97	$282.38	$66.70
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	148	103	$298.04	$87.90
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	138	98	$439.92	$124.41
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	136	91	$146.72	$39.93
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	71	55	$170.08	$45.88
13160 Second repair of surgical wound	41	26	$3238.98	$532.53
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	32	23	$120.44	$33.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	31	$439.64	$108.58
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	31	31	$670.48	$161.83
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	29	23	$127.72	$33.45
27386 Secondary suture of ruptured muscle of thigh	15	11	$3403.08	$643.64
27486 Revision of component of total knee joint prosthesis	14	14	$5579.50	$1078.67
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	13	11	$179.52	$54.58
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	11	11	$387.92	$26.38

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	193	20	$15.00	$1.20
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	174	109	$280.70	$64.74
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	160	92	$53.28	$10.08
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	152	100	$298.04	$87.26
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	93	75	$439.92	$123.95
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	77	62	$146.72	$39.34
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	50	39	$170.08	$45.41
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	45	37	$127.72	$33.32
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	42	42	$670.48	$163.88
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	37	29	$120.44	$31.55
13160 Second repair of surgical wound	27	19	$3276.84	$479.13
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	25	24	$179.52	$53.30
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$439.64	$109.80
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	16	15	$5356.48	$1187.27
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	13	12	$592.72	$166.78
27487 Revision of thigh and lower leg bone components of total knee joint prosthesis	13	13	$7221.20	$1737.00
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	13	12	$5313.73	$1105.07
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	12	12	$843.00	$216.49
27486 Revision of component of total knee joint prosthesis	12	11	$5777.92	$1375.63

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	236	145	$439.92	$100.20
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	210	116	$53.28	$11.01
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	186	122	$263.92	$59.14
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	87	68	$146.72	$35.79
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	74	65	$592.72	$131.58
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	66	28	$162.76	$40.37
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	50	39	$170.08	$41.72
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	50	34	$120.44	$30.59
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	46	46	$670.48	$155.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	39	33	$298.04	$67.96
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	34	25	$127.72	$30.90
13160 Second repair of surgical wound	27	25	$3276.84	$490.69
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	25	25	$843.00	$195.65
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	17	17	$5892.10	$1383.96
27486 Revision of component of total knee joint prosthesis	11	11	$5777.92	$1003.09

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	249	111	$53.28	$11.70
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	230	144	$439.92	$98.52
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	196	117	$259.27	$57.58
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	143	97	$146.72	$33.47
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	99	79	$298.04	$68.14
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	80	62	$170.08	$39.01
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	60	37	$120.44	$26.80
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	60	60	$670.48	$154.09
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	52	30	$162.76	$38.12
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	41	37	$592.72	$133.16
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	39	26	$127.72	$28.04
13160 Second repair of surgical wound	23	19	$3276.84	$520.67
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	20	19	$6121.24	$1390.91
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$439.64	$96.25
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	14	14	$843.00	$193.89
27487 Revision of thigh and lower leg bone components of total knee joint prosthesis	13	13	$7221.20	$1719.60

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	203	110	$91.10	$27.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	177	121	$313.64	$98.38
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	164	86	$19.39	$12.91
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	147	93	$206.56	$58.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	127	85	$218.60	$67.45
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	78	60	$109.88	$37.27
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	54	34	$113.88	$26.65
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	44	44	$422.01	$148.75
13160 Second repair of surgical wound	34	23	$2525.76	$501.04
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	32	28	$486.53	$128.71
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	30	26	$123.36	$31.76
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	23	23	$634.22	$194.15
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	18	17	$214.45	$31.71
27330 Biopsy of membrane covering knee joint	15	11	$1559.64	$351.41
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	14	14	$311.70	$24.29
73521 X-ray of both hips, 2 views	13	11	$116.62	$34.53
27487 Revision of thigh and lower leg bone components of total knee joint prosthesis	13	13	$7051.05	$1723.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	230	120	$85.00	$28.65
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	229	107	$15.00	$10.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	195	141	$225.00	$102.92
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	184	113	$171.85	$61.48
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	132	104	$175.00	$69.47
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	79	57	$100.00	$38.46
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	57	42	$112.00	$26.91
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	46	46	$250.00	$154.40
13160 Second repair of surgical wound	21	17	$2000.00	$463.44
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	19	16	$178.95	$27.59
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	15	15	$3266.67	$1341.68
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	15	12	$100.00	$33.55
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	12	11	$200.00	$82.80
27486 Revision of component of total knee joint prosthesis	11	11	$5000.00	$1257.78
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$400.00	$89.32
27275 Manipulation of hip joint under general anesthesia	11	11	$620.00	$183.12
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	11	11	$300.00	$28.31

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-11-11

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License TX H5391

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

110136202 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Railroad Medicare

200037537 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Amerigroup

10031499 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Richard G Buch Md Pa

4001 W 15th St, Plano, TX 750935844

Phone: 4694430924

Richard G Buch Md Pa

4333 N Josey Ln, Carrollton, TX 750104620

Phone: 4694330924

Secondary Practice Locations

4001 W 15th St, Suite 290

Plano, TX 750935841

Phone: 4694430924

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

1 Associated Practitioners

Katie Ho , APRN

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1104325620

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

9 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 11, 2025

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #H5391 in TX)

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Updated Practice Location February 21, 2023

Registered at 4333 N JOSEY LN STE 100B, CARROLLTON, TX 750104620 (Tel: 4694430924)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 21, 2023

Registered at 4333 N JOSEY LN STE 100B, CARROLLTON, TX 750104620 (Tel: 4694430924)

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NPI Profile Active June 19, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 19, 2012

Registered at 4001 W 15TH ST, SUITE 290, PLANO, TX 750935841 (Tel: 4694430924)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 19, 2012

Registered at 4001 W 15TH ST, SUITE 290, PLANO, TX 750935841 (Tel: 4694430924)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 19, 2012

Recorded as RICHARD BUCH, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 19, 2012

Specialist (License #H5391 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 23, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1871596957

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: May 23, 2005

Last Update: November 11, 2025

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

4333 N Josey Ln Ste 100b

Carrollton, TX 750104620

Phone: 4694430924

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