Joy Kelly Buechler, NP

  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • Nurse practitioner
NPI1124451240PAC ID2567698186
Medicare services, 2024
1,410
Medicare patients, 2024
326
Part D claims, 2024
85
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$1,361
Practice address
4151 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Practice phone
Call (805) 681-1760
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Santa Barbara, California

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Joy Kelly Buechler is a nurse practitioner in Santa Barbara, California

Joy Buechler practices at Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California.

Joy Buechler's NPI, 1124451240, was assigned on August 12, 2013. Joy Buechler holds California license NP23247.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2567698186
NPI enumeration date
August 12, 2013
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(805) 681-1760
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Joy Kelly Buechler practices at Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California

Joy Buechler's primary practice is Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic, at 4151 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. The practice phone is (805) 681-1760.

  • Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic
    4151 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110Phone(805) 681-1760

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Joy Kelly Buechler is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Joy Buechler's primary practice is Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. Joy Buechler is also affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is Sansum Clinic. Dmand AI also links Joy Buechler to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Joy Kelly Buechler's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Joy Buechler practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum ClinicAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Joy Kelly Buechler is one of 5,983 nurse practitioners in California

Nurse practitioner is Joy Buechler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363L00000X. Dmand AI has Joy Buechler's licenses on file in 2 states: California and New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nurse practitioner, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense NP23247 · taxonomy 363L00000X
  • New York licenseLicense F341721

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arthritis, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint arthropathy, joint cyst, joint pain and knee injury among the conditions Joy Buechler treats.

Nurse practitioners near Joy Buechler

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Joy Kelly Buechler billed Medicare for 1,410 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,410 Medicare services from Joy Buechler across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 326 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $62,459 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,410
Medicare patients326
Paid by Medicare$62,459
Procedure codes10

Joy Buechler's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Drugs given in the office772
  2. Office and hospital visits348
  3. Surgery290

Where Joy Buechler's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,34595%
  • In a facility655%

Joy Buechler compared with the California median for nurse practitioners, 2024

  • Joy Buechler
  • California median
Medicare services
1,410vs 2795.1 times
Medicare patients
326vs 923.5 times
Part D claims
20vs 36695% below

Medians across 3,047 nurse practitioners in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Joy Buechler's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Joy Kelly Buechler treated 326 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 326 Medicare patients who saw Joy Buechler in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 152 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Joy Buechler's median patient age at 72, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 2024326
Average age75
Average risk score1.12
Also on Medicaid14%

Joy Buechler's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Joy Buechler's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women21064%
  • Men11636%

Chronic conditions among Joy Buechler's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. High blood pressure69%
  4. Mood disorders29%
  5. Depression25%
  6. Diabetes23%
  7. Anxiety22%
  8. Chronic kidney disease22%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Joy Buechler's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men39%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Joy Kelly Buechler wrote 85 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Joy Buechler wrote 85 Medicare Part D claims for 55 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 20 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $101 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202485
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$101
Part D patients55

Joy Buechler's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic84 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims1%

Joy Buechler's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Joy Buechler's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids28%24 of 85 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Joy Kelly Buechler offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Joy Buechler accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Joy Buechler as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Joy Kelly Buechler received $1,361 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 19 general payments to Joy Buechler from 5 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Encore Medical, LP paid the most, $683.

General payments to Joy Buechler by program year, 2024 to 2025

General payments to Joy Buechler by kind, 2024 to 2025

$1.4Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$71653%
  • Food and beverage$64547%

Companies that paid Joy Buechler the most, 2024 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Joy Kelly Buechler's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Joy Kelly Buechler's NPI number?

Joy Kelly Buechler's NPI number is 1124451240. It was assigned on August 12, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Joy Kelly Buechler specialize in?

Joy Kelly Buechler is a nurse practitioner in Santa Barbara, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nurse Practitioner (taxonomy code 363L00000X).

Where does Joy Kelly Buechler practice?

Joy Buechler practices at 4151 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Joy Buechler's primary practice is Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. Dmand AI also links Joy Buechler to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Joy Kelly Buechler's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Joy Buechler is (805) 681-1760.

What is Joy Kelly Buechler's medical license number?

Joy Buechler holds California license NP23247, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Joy Kelly Buechler been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Joy Buechler in California and New York.

Which hospitals is Joy Kelly Buechler affiliated with?

Joy Buechler is affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Dmand AI links Joy Buechler to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Joy Kelly Buechler part of?

Joy Buechler is linked to Sansum Clinic.

Does Joy Kelly Buechler accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Joy Buechler billed Medicare for 1,410 services in 2024, and Joy Buechler accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Joy Kelly Buechler offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Joy Buechler as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Joy Kelly Buechler see?

CMS counts 326 Medicare patients who saw Joy Buechler in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Joy Kelly Buechler bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Joy Buechler's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), surgery: bones and joints (20610) and office visit, established patient (99213).

What drugs does Joy Kelly Buechler prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Joy Buechler's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam.

Has Joy Kelly Buechler received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,361 in general payments to Joy Buechler from 5 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Encore Medical, LP.

How long has Joy Kelly Buechler been practicing?

Joy Buechler graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

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