David Buchalter MD in Eldersburg, Maryland

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
SPORTS MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1999
The Primary Medical Specialty for David Buchalter MD is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 25
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2264402015
NPI #: 1639167554
NPI Created On: 10/13/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/27/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207XX0005X
License Number:
D63065
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc.
• Humana
• Group Hospitalization and Medical Services Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Repair of knee joint
3. Extensive removal of shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope
4. Shaving of shoulder bone using an endoscope
5. Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope
6. X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views
7. X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views
8. X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
9. X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views
10. X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views
11. X-ray of knee, 3 views
12. X-ray of knee, 4 or more views
13. X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
15. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
20. Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).