NPIMap

Individual provider Active NPI

Thomas James Buell, MD

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
National Provider Identifier
1811338627
Registry record updated Feb 22, 2022
On this page

Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Neurological Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207T00000X
License
MD476515 Issued in PA
Practice address
200 Lothrop St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2536
Phone
(412) 647-2345
NPI assigned
Jul 9, 2013
Last updated
Feb 22, 2022By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Feb 22, 2022

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X 0116026452 VA
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X MD476515 PA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

200 Lothrop St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2536

Mailing address

600 Grant St., Floor 58
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2739

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address UPMChospitals@upmcdirect.com

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in PA
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services
  • Medical equipment
  • Home health
  • Power mobility devices
  • Hospice
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20220218001076 PA Practitioner - Neurosurgery 3274761093 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Neurosurgery
Education
Baylor College of Medicine, 2013
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices
University of Pittsburgh PhysiciansGroup PAC ID 8729990239, 4,166 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

200 Lothrop St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2536

200 Lothrop St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2546
Phone (412) 383-1370

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
80.94 of 100Reported as group
Quality
61.89
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
74.58

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Spinal fusion86
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)22
Removal of tissue1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
0116026452VAMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
University of Pittsburgh Physicians CurrentSince Jan 10, 2022 Accepting new patients
University of Pittsburgh Physicians Current Accepting new patients
University of Pittsburgh Physicians Neurological Surgery CurrentSince Jan 10, 2022 Accepting new patients
Windber Hospital, Inc. Past Accepting new patients
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Past Accepting new patients
Upmc Emergency Medicine Inc Past Accepting new patients

Locations

200 Lothrop St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone (412) 647-3553

200 Lothrop St
Ste B400
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone (412) 647-3685

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: thomas.j.buell@upmcdirect.com
  • Direct secure messaging: upmchospitals@upmcdirect.com

Organizations & group practices 6

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

Hospital & facility affiliations 20

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

View all 20

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

{
    "created_epoch": "1373328000000",
    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1645488000000",
    "number": "1811338627",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "600 GRANT ST., FLOOR 58",
            "city": "PITTSBURGH",
            "state": "PA",
            "postal_code": "152192739"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "200 LOTHROP ST",
            "city": "PITTSBURGH",
            "state": "PA",
            "postal_code": "152132536",
            "telephone_number": "412-647-2345"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "BUELL",
        "first_name": "THOMAS",
        "middle_name": "JAMES",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2013-07-09",
        "last_updated": "2022-02-22",
        "certification_date": "2022-02-22",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "390200000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program",
            "state": "VA",
            "license": "0116026452",
            "primary": false
        },
        {
            "code": "207T00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Neurological Surgery",
            "state": "PA",
            "license": "MD476515",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
        {
            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
            "endpoint": "UPMChospitals@upmcdirect.com",
            "affiliation": "N",
            "address_1": "600 Grant St Fl 58",
            "city": "Pittsburgh",
            "state": "PA",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "152192739",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "other_names": []
}

Other providers in Pittsburgh, PA

Sources for this page

Verify at the official NPI Registry.