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Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V, MD
NPI1952693129PAC ID1759521057
- Medicare services, 2024
- 335
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 250
- Publications
- 65
- Clinical trials
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 80
- Practice address
- 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Practice phone
- Call (319) 356-1616
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Iowa City, Iowa
Dr. Buckwalter practices at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa, part of The University of Iowa.
Dr. Buckwalter's NPI, 1952693129, was assigned on May 6, 2011. Dr. Buckwalter graduated from University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Buckwalter holds Iowa license MD-44011.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1952693129NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1759521057
- NPI enumeration date
- May 6, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (319) 356-1616
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V practices at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa
Dr. Buckwalter's primary practice is University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center, at 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242 in Johnson County. The practice phone is (319) 356-1616.
- University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242 · Johnson CountyPhone(319) 356-1616
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Buckwalter's primary practice is University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa, part of The University of Iowa. The medical group on file is Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V is one of 27 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Iowa
Hand surgery is Dr. Buckwalter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dmand AI has Dr. Buckwalter's licenses on file in 2 states: Iowa and Missouri.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic hand surgery, IowaPrimary
- Missouri license
Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. Buckwalter
Counts of orthopaedic hand surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
27orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Iowa
2orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Iowa City
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V billed Medicare for 335 services in 2024
CMS data shows 335 Medicare services from Dr. Buckwalter across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 250 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $34,679 for them.
Medicare services, 2024335
Medicare patients250
Paid by Medicare$34,679
Procedure codes9
Dr. Buckwalter's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2472024: 2249%
- Surgery
- 2023: 812024: 11137%
Where Dr. Buckwalter's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office4614%
- In a facility28986%
Dr. Buckwalter compared with the Iowa median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Buckwalter
- Iowa median
- Medicare services
- 335vs 1,17672% below
- Medicare patients
- 250vs 34427% below
Medians across 28 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Iowa with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Buckwalter'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. Joseph A. Buckwalter V treated 250 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 250 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buckwalter in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 128 patients. 66% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have arthritis. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Buckwalter's median patient age at 70, with 59% women.
Medicare patients, 2024250
Average age70
Average risk score1.25
Also on Medicaid13%
Dr. Buckwalter's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Buckwalter's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women13353%
- Men11747%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Buckwalter's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure66%
- Arthritis64%
- High cholesterol64%
- Mood disorders33%
- Anxiety31%
- Depression31%
- Ischemic heart disease22%
- Diabetes21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Buckwalter's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V scored 80 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Buckwalter for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Buckwalter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Buckwalter's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 80of 100Final score
- 75.7of 100Quality
- 78of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V has 65 publications on record
Dmand AI links 65 papers to Dr. Buckwalter, published from 2011 to 2024. 2014 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Cartilage, Articular, Chondrocytes and Cattle. Dr. Buckwalter has published most often in Iowa Orthop J. Dr. Buckwalter's most frequent co-authors are Benjamin James Miller, MD, Lei Ding, MD and Todd O. McKinley, MD.
Papers65
Years published2011 to 2024
Dr. Buckwalter's papers by year, 2013 to 2024
Topics Dr. Buckwalter writes about most
- Cartilage, Articular
- Chondrocytes
- Cattle
- Bone Neoplasms
- Orthopedics
- Osteoarthritis
- Cell Death
- Cells, Cultured
Dr. Buckwalter's most frequent co-authors
- Benjamin James Miller, MD7 shared papers
- Lei Ding, MD5 shared papers
- Todd O. McKinley, MD3 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Buckwalter
Cartilage, ArticularCell DeathChondrocytes
Biol Sex Differ
Joint InstabilityMenstrual CycleOsteoarthritis
Cartilage, ArticularChondrocytesCloning, Molecular
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Buckwalter to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Peripheral Nerve Injuries and Peripheral Nervous System Diseases.
Conditions in Dr. Buckwalter's trials
- Peripheral Nerve Injuries
- Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Buckwalter
Peripheral Nerve InjuriesPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesNeuraGenNeuraGen 3D
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V received $3,949 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 27 general payments to Dr. Buckwalter from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 45% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $1,831.
General payments to Dr. Buckwalter by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Buckwalter by kind, 2016 to 2025
$3.9Kin total
- Food and beverage$1,76145%
- Education$1,20030%
- Travel and lodging$98825%
Companies that paid Dr. Buckwalter the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V graduated from University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Dr. Buckwalter graduated from University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in 2011.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V's NPI number?
Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V's NPI number is 1952693129. It was assigned on May 6, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V?
Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Iowa City, Iowa. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).
Where does Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V practice?
Dr. Buckwalter practices at 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242. Dr. Buckwalter's primary practice is University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa, part of The University of Iowa.
What is Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Buckwalter is (319) 356-1616.
What is Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V's medical license number?
Dr. Buckwalter holds Iowa license MD-44011, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Buckwalter in Iowa and Missouri.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V affiliated with?
Dr. Buckwalter practices at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa.
What medical group is Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V part of?
Dr. Buckwalter is linked to Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic.
Does Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Buckwalter billed Medicare for 335 services in 2024, and Dr. Buckwalter accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V's MIPS score?
Dr. Buckwalter's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 80 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V see?
CMS counts 250 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buckwalter in 2024, with an average age of 70.
What services does Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Buckwalter's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: brain, spine and nerves (64721) and surgery: bones and joints (26055).
Where did Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V go to medical school?
Dr. Buckwalter graduated from University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in 2011.
Has Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,949 in general payments to Dr. Buckwalter from 10 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.
How long has Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V been practicing?
Dr. Buckwalter graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V do research?
Dmand AI links 65 publications to Dr. Buckwalter, published from 2011 to 2024. Dr. Buckwalter has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Joseph A. Buckwalter V publish with?
Dr. Buckwalter's most frequent co-authors are Benjamin James Miller, MD (7 shared papers), Lei Ding, MD (5 shared papers) and Todd O. McKinley, MD (3 shared papers).
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