Dr. Joshua Thomas Bucher, MD

Dr. Bucher practices at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, part of RWJBarnabas Health.

Dr. Bucher's NPI, 1700124765, was assigned on January 26, 2013. Dr. Bucher graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2012. Dr. Bucher holds New Jersey license 25MA09625400.

Dr. Bucher's primary practice is Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, at One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 in Middlesex County. The practice phone is (732) 828-3000. Dr. Bucher also practices at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - New Brunswick, 1 Robert Wood Johnson Pl, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.

Dr. Bucher's primary practice is Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, part of RWJBarnabas Health. Dr. Bucher is also affiliated with Raritan Bay Medical Center. The medical group on file is RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bucher to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Emergency medicine is Dr. Bucher's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Bucher is licensed in New Jersey.

CMS data shows 383 Medicare services from Dr. Bucher across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 390 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $48,227 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 390 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bucher in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 128 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.36, 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. Bucher's median patient age at 60, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bucher wrote 72 Medicare Part D claims for 57 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $34 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 26 claims across 2 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Bucher, published from 2012 to 2022. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Blast Injuries, Emergency Medicine and Emergency Service, Hospital. Dr. Bucher has published most often in Ann Emerg Med. Dr. Bucher's most frequent co-authors are Robert Eisenstein, Jonathan V. McCoy and Meigra Myers Chin, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Bucher from 2 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Honoraria make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Purdue Pharma L.P. paid the most, $600.

Dr. Bucher graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2012.