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Dr. Irina Buhaescu, MD
NPI1619144052PAC ID6002086386
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,236
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 550
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,406
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 98
- Practice address
- 85 Herrick Street, Beverly, MA 01915
- Practice phone
- Call (978) 922-3000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Irina Buhaescu is a rheumatologist in Beverly, Massachusetts
Dr. Buhaescu practices at Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health.
Dr. Buhaescu's NPI, 1619144052, was assigned on May 14, 2008. Dr. Buhaescu holds Massachusetts license 238860.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1619144052NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6002086386
- NPI enumeration date
- May 14, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (978) 922-3000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Irina Buhaescu practices at Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts
Dr. Buhaescu's primary practice is Beverly Hospital, at 85 Herrick Street, Beverly, MA 01915 in Essex County. The practice phone is (978) 922-3000.
- Beverly Hospital85 Herrick Street, Beverly, MA 01915 · Essex CountyPhone(978) 922-3000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Irina Buhaescu is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Buhaescu's primary practice is Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health. Dr. Buhaescu is also affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The medical group on file is Lahey Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buhaescu to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterLahey Clinic3 hospitalsNames with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 home health agencyName with a free account
See all 8 affiliations for Dr. BuhaescuSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Irina Buhaescu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Buhaescu practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Beverly Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Irina Buhaescu is one of 275 rheumatologists in Massachusetts
Rheumatology is Dr. Buhaescu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Buhaescu is licensed in Massachusetts.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, MassachusettsPrimary
Rheumatologists near Dr. Buhaescu
Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Irina Buhaescu billed Medicare for 1,236 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,236 Medicare services from Dr. Buhaescu across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 550 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $88,860 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 20241,236
Medicare patients550
Paid by Medicare$88,860
Procedure codes5
Dr. Buhaescu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,2032024: 1,1385%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 83
- Surgery
- 2023: 142024: 157%
Dr. Buhaescu compared with the Massachusetts median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Buhaescu
- Massachusetts median
- Medicare services
- 1,236vs 4123.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 550vs 2092.6 times
- Part D claims
- 4,275vs 5058.5 times
Medians across 268 rheumatologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Buhaescu'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. Irina Buhaescu treated 550 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 550 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buhaescu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 223 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 69% have high blood pressure. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.49, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Buhaescu's median patient age at 70, with 75% women.
Medicare patients, 2024550
Average age73
Average risk score1.49
Also on Medicaid23%
Dr. Buhaescu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Buhaescu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women41676%
- Men13424%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Buhaescu's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure69%
- High cholesterol68%
- Anxiety34%
- Mood disorders31%
- Osteoporosis31%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
- Depression27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Buhaescu'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
- Women75%
- Men24%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Irina Buhaescu wrote 4,406 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Buhaescu wrote 4,406 Medicare Part D claims for 669 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,275 of them, across 48 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,464,848 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,250 claims across 41 drugs.
Part D claims, 20244,406
Drugs named by CMS48
Total drug cost$5.5M
Part D patients669
Dr. Buhaescu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,393 claims77%
- Brand-name and other1,013 claims23%
Dr. Buhaescu'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 Dr. Buhaescu's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids5%238 of 4,406 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4,2502024: 4,2751%
Drugs named by CMS: 48 in 2024, 41 in 2023.
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. Irina Buhaescu scored 98 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Buhaescu for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Buhaescu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Buhaescu as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Buhaescu's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 98of 100Final score
- 83.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
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. Irina Buhaescu has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Buhaescu. Dr. Buhaescu's most frequent co-authors are Soo J. Rhee, MD and Michael R. York, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Buhaescu's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Buhaescu
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Irina Buhaescu received $40 in industry payments from 2016 to 2018
CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Buhaescu from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $24.
General payments to Dr. Buhaescu by program year, 2016 to 2018
General payments to Dr. Buhaescu by kind, 2016 to 2018
$40in total
- Food and beverage$2460%
- Education$1640%
Companies that paid Dr. Buhaescu the most, 2016 to 2018
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Irina Buhaescu'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) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Irina Buhaescu's NPI number?
Dr. Irina Buhaescu's NPI number is 1619144052. It was assigned on May 14, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Irina Buhaescu?
Dr. Irina Buhaescu is a rheumatologist in Beverly, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Irina Buhaescu practice?
Dr. Buhaescu practices at 85 Herrick Street, Beverly, MA 01915. Dr. Buhaescu's primary practice is Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buhaescu to 3 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Irina Buhaescu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Buhaescu is (978) 922-3000.
What is Dr. Irina Buhaescu's medical license number?
Dr. Buhaescu holds Massachusetts license 238860.
Which hospitals is Dr. Irina Buhaescu affiliated with?
Dr. Buhaescu practices at Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts. Dr. Buhaescu is also affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Buhaescu to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Irina Buhaescu part of?
Dr. Buhaescu is linked to Lahey Clinic.
Does Dr. Irina Buhaescu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Buhaescu billed Medicare for 1,236 services in 2024, and Dr. Buhaescu accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Irina Buhaescu offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Buhaescu as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Irina Buhaescu's MIPS score?
Dr. Buhaescu's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 98 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Irina Buhaescu see?
CMS counts 550 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buhaescu in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Irina Buhaescu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Buhaescu's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99215) and medicare service (G2211).
What drugs does Dr. Irina Buhaescu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Buhaescu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methotrexate, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Irina Buhaescu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $40 in general payments to Dr. Buhaescu from 2 companies from 2016 to 2018. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Irina Buhaescu been practicing?
Dr. Buhaescu graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
Does Dr. Irina Buhaescu do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Buhaescu.
Who does Dr. Irina Buhaescu publish with?
Dr. Buhaescu's most frequent co-authors are Soo J. Rhee, MD (1 shared paper) and Michael R. York, MD (1 shared paper).
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