Dr. Kunal B. Buch, MD

  • Stone Mountain, GA
  • Nephrologist
NPI1124373196PAC ID6608186325
Medicare services, 2024
436
Medicare patients, 2024
127
Part D claims, 2024
435
MIPS score, 2024
87
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
5329 Memorial Drive, Suite B, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Practice phone
Call (678) 262-4181
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Primary practice

Veritas Dialysis

Dialysis Center - Independent · Stone Mountain, Georgia

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Dr. Kunal B. Buch is a nephrologist in Stone Mountain, Georgia

Dr. Buch practices at Veritas Dialysis in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Dr. Buch's NPI, 1124373196, was assigned on July 17, 2012. Dr. Buch graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2021. Dr. Buch holds Georgia license 30322.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6608186325
NPI enumeration date
July 17, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(678) 262-4181
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
31
Medical school graduation
2021

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

Dr. Kunal B. Buch practices at Veritas Dialysis in Stone Mountain, Georgia

Dr. Buch's primary practice is Veritas Dialysis, at 5329 Memorial Drive, Suite B, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 in Dekalb County. The practice phone is (678) 262-4181.

  • Veritas Dialysis
    5329 Memorial Drive, Suite B, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 · Dekalb CountyPhone(678) 262-4181

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Dr. Kunal B. Buch is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Buch's primary practice is Veritas Dialysis in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Dr. Buch is also affiliated with Emory University Hospital Midtown. The medical group on file is Sound Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buch to 2 more hospitals, 2 medical groups, 1 dialysis center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kunal B. Buch's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Buch practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Veritas DialysisAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Kunal B. Buch is one of 381 nephrologists in Georgia

Nephrology is Dr. Buch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Buch is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Buch's licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, GeorgiaPrimaryLicense 30322 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Internal medicine, North CarolinaLicense 201501475 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Nephrologists near Dr. Buch

Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

381nephrologists in Georgia
2nephrologists in Stone Mountain

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

Dr. Kunal B. Buch billed Medicare for 436 services in 2024

CMS data shows 436 Medicare services from Dr. Buch across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 127 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $37,136 for them.

Medicare services, 2024436
Medicare patients127
Paid by Medicare$37,136
Procedure codes6

Dr. Buch's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4312024: 3919%
Other services
2023: 02024: 45

Where Dr. Buch's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office8620%
  • In a facility35080%

Dr. Buch compared with the Georgia median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Buch
  • Georgia median
Medicare services
436vs 1,12461% below
Medicare patients
127vs 31860% below
Part D claims
311vs 1,09272% below

Medians across 377 nephrologists in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Buch'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

Dr. Kunal B. Buch treated 127 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 127 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buch in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 43 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 36% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.74, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Buch's median patient age at 68, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024127
Average age70
Average risk score5.74
Also on Medicaid36%

Dr. Buch's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Buch's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6450%
  • Men6350%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Buch's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes62%
  5. Heart failure61%
  6. Arthritis53%
  7. Ischemic heart disease51%
  8. Depression38%

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

Dr. Buch's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men44%

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

Dr. Kunal B. Buch wrote 435 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Buch wrote 435 Medicare Part D claims for 94 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 311 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $23,564 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 217 claims across 11 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024435
Drugs named by CMS11
Total drug cost$23,564
Part D patients94

Dr. Buch's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic387 claims89%
  • Brand-name48 claims11%

Dr. Buch'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2172024: 31143%

Drugs named by CMS: 11 in 2024, 11 in 2023.

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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

Dr. Kunal B. Buch scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Buch for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Buch accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Buch as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Buch's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 87of 100Final score
  • 70.8of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 81of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Kunal B. Buch received $720 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 47 general payments to Dr. Buch from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 89% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $224.

General payments to Dr. Buch by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Buch by kind, 2016 to 2025

$720in total
  • Food and beverage$64389%
  • Education$7711%

Companies that paid Dr. Buch the most, 2016 to 2025

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

Dr. Kunal B. Buch graduated from Emory University School of Medicine

Dr. Buch graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2021.

  1. Medical schoolEmory University School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Kunal B. Buch'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 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Kunal B. Buch's NPI number?

Dr. Kunal B. Buch's NPI number is 1124373196. It was assigned on July 17, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kunal B. Buch?

Dr. Kunal B. Buch is a nephrologist in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Kunal B. Buch practice?

Dr. Buch practices at 5329 Memorial Drive, Suite B, Stone Mountain, GA 30083. Dr. Buch's primary practice is Veritas Dialysis in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buch to 2 hospitals, 2 medical groups, 1 dialysis center and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Kunal B. Buch's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Buch is (678) 262-4181.

What is Dr. Kunal B. Buch's medical license number?

Dr. Buch holds Georgia license 30322, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Kunal B. Buch been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Buch in Georgia and North Carolina.

Which hospitals is Dr. Kunal B. Buch affiliated with?

Dr. Buch is affiliated with Emory University Hospital Midtown. Dmand AI links Dr. Buch to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Kunal B. Buch part of?

Dr. Buch is linked to Sound Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Buch to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Kunal B. Buch accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Buch billed Medicare for 436 services in 2024, and Dr. Buch accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Kunal B. Buch offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Buch as offering telehealth services.

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What is Dr. Kunal B. Buch's MIPS score?

Dr. Buch's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kunal B. Buch see?

CMS counts 127 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buch in 2024, with an average age of 70.

Is Dr. Kunal B. Buch board certified?

Yes. Dr. Buch is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Kunal B. Buch bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Buch's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99223) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. Kunal B. Buch go to medical school?

Dr. Buch graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2021.

What drugs does Dr. Kunal B. Buch prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Buch's most prescribed drugs by claims were Nifedipine ER, Losartan Potassium and Furosemide.

Has Dr. Kunal B. Buch received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $720 in general payments to Dr. Buch from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Dr. Kunal B. Buch been practicing?

Dr. Buch graduated from medical school in 2021, 5 years ago.

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