Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Avery Buchholz, M.D., MPH

Neurological Surgery · Orlando, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
89 W COPELAND DR FL 2, Orlando, FL 32806
3218417550
Registered in NPPES since 2010
NPI: 1821319682 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Buchholz

Dr. Avery Buchholz is a neurological surgery specialist in Orlando, FL, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Buchholz performed 155 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Buchholz received a total of $567,273 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 751 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Buchholz is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 16 years of NPI registration ▲ 155 Medicare services $567,273 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
155
Medicare services
Bottom 31% in FL for neurological surgery
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$73
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
64 $82 $238
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
62 $91 $345
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views
An X-ray imaging test that captures 2 to 3 views of the lower back and sacral spine to visualize the bones and joints in this area.
17 $14 $71
X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views
An X-ray imaging test of the upper spine using two to three different angles to visualize the bones and structures.
12 $19 $68
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$567,273
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $81,039/year across 7 years
Top 3% in FL for neurological surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
39
Companies
751
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$57,259
2023
$5,910
2022
$98,554
2021
$108,868
2020
$152,976
2019
$124,972
2018
$18,735

Payments by company (2024)

SI-BONE, INC.
$26,973
SurGenTec
$25,900
Medtronic, Inc.
$2,090
ZIMVIE INC.
$814
SPINEART USA INC
$590
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$244
Arthrex, Inc.
$205
Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus
$121
HT Medical, LLC
$74
Boston Scientific Corporation
$70
OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc.
$48
Abbott Laboratories
$47
Reel Surgical, Inc.
$32
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$26
Nevro Corp.
$25
Top 3 companies account for 96.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$232,377
Medtronic, Inc.
$162,765
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$59,018
SI-BONE, INC.
$30,955
SurGenTec
$25,900
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$24,887
NuVasive, Inc.
$16,873
Viseon, Inc.
$3,216
Synthes GmbH
$2,250
Integrity Implants Inc.
$1,043
Surgical Theater. Inc.
$989
ZIMVIE INC.
$814
Stryker Corporation
$736
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$595
SPINEART USA INC
$590
TITAN SPINE, LLC
$531
MML US, Inc.
$528
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$419
4WEB, INC.
$341
Carbofix Spine Inc
$314
Medicrea USA, Corp.
$244
SI-BONE, Inc.
$216
Arthrex, Inc.
$205
Carlsmed, Inc.
$203
Radius Health, Inc.
$166
Globus Medical, Inc.
$163
Choice Spine, LLC
$130
Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus
$121
7D Surgical Inc.
$116
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$103
Life Spine, Inc.
$75
HT Medical, LLC
$74
Boston Scientific Corporation
$70
Cerapedics, Inc.
$69
OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc.
$48
Abbott Laboratories
$47
Reel Surgical, Inc.
$32
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$26
Nevro Corp.
$25
Top 3 companies account for 80.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ALIF · ARTiC-L · Artis one · Artis pheno · Battalion PLIF - PS · Battalion TLIF - PC · Blackhawk · CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM · CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM · CD HORIZON · CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM · CLYDESDALE · CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM · Catalyft · CellerateRx · DIVERGENCE · DIVERGENCE-L · ETERNA · ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System · FlareHawk · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT · IFUSE IMPLANT · IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · IM NAILS · INFINITY OCT System · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · IdentiTi · Invictus MIS · Invictus OPEN · LIF · MARS 3VL Retractor · MATRIXNEURO · MAZOR X SYSTEM · Mazor X Stealth Edition · MazorX - Renaissance · MazorX Renaissance · Modulus · NONE · NeoWave · Nuvaline/NuvaMap O.R. · O-ARM · O-ARM-ST · O-ARM-Spine · OsteoCentric 4.0 x 130mm LOCKING BONE SCREW FASTENER ST · Other - Miscellaneous · PASS LP · PASS-LP · PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System · PRESTIGE · Pegasus · ProLift · Pulse · QUARTEX · RELINE · RIALTO · RISE · ReActiv8 · S3000 HELX with Touch Control · SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM · STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM · Senza · Shoreline RT · Solace · SpF XL IIb Implantable Spinal Fusion Stimulator · StealthStation · T2 ALTITUDE · T2 STRATOSPHERE · TLIF · TiLink · Tymlos · UNID_PASS · UNiD · VECTRIS · VIPER · Voyant System · XLIF · aprevo · iFuse Implant · nanoLOCK · nanoLOCK-L
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Neurological surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
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County median income
$77,011
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
ORLANDO HEALTH
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Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Buchholz is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 16 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Buchholz experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Buchholz performed 64 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Buchholz receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Buchholz received a total of $567,273 from 39 companies across 751 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Buchholz's costs compare to other neurological surgerists in Orlando?
Dr. Buchholz's average Medicare payment per service is $73. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Buchholz) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →