Dr. Brian Patrick Buggy, MD

Dr. Buggy practices at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of Advocate Health.

Dr. Buggy's NPI, 1578549713, was assigned on December 20, 2005. Dr. Buggy graduated from Medical College Of Wisconsin in 1977. Dr. Buggy's Wisconsin license number on file is 25134.

Dr. Buggy's primary practice is Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, at 2900 W Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53215 in Milwaukee County. The practice phone is (414) 649-6000.

Dr. Buggy's primary practice is Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of Advocate Health. Dr. Buggy is also affiliated with Aurora Medical Center - Grafton. The medical group on file is Aurora Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buggy to 3 more group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Infectious disease is Dr. Buggy's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Buggy is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Buggy's licenses on file in 2 states: Wisconsin and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, hiv/aids, joint or bone infection, pneumonia and UTI among the conditions Dr. Buggy treats.

CMS data shows 608 Medicare services from Dr. Buggy across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 141 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,133 for them.

CMS counts 141 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buggy in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 74 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.22, 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. Buggy's median patient age at 67, with 35% women.

In 2024, Dr. Buggy wrote 1,229 Medicare Part D claims for 145 patients. 59% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 970 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,648,013 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 952 claims across 36 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 22 papers to Dr. Buggy, published from 2013 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Anti-Bacterial Agents, Clostridium and Clostridium Infections. Dr. Buggy has published most often in Open Forum Infect Dis. Dr. Buggy's most frequent co-authors are Stephen C. Medlin, DO, Iram Nadeem, MD and Michael J. Williams, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Buggy from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 90% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $136.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Buggy.

Dr. Buggy graduated from Medical College Of Wisconsin in 1977. Dr. Buggy is a member of ACP, American Society for Microbiology and IDSA.

Dr. Buggy is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.