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Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery, Transplant Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Professional interests include: hepatobiliary surgery

2805 E. President George Bush Highway
Richardson, TX 75082

(469) 204-5620

Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD is a general surgeon in Richardson, TX specializing in general surgery, transplant surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD is affiliated with Methodist Health System.

Office Locations

Methodist Health System

2805 E. President George Bush Highway
Richardson, TX 75082

(469) 204-5620

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In The News

“"We don't have enough donors out there," Dr. Joseph Buell, director of transplantation at Jewish Hospital in Louisville told the news station.”—"62-Year-Old Man, Baby Saved by Same Liver", Fox News, March 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD treated as a general surgeon in Richardson, TX during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	16
doctor visit	134
hospital care	268
inpatient care	268
transplant procedures	16
urologic procedures	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD treated as a general surgeon in Richardson, TX during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	139
hospital care	93
inpatient care	93

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	55
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD treated as a general surgeon in Richardson, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	149
hospital care	250
inpatient care	250
transplant procedures	14
urologic procedures	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD treated as a general surgeon in Richardson, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	21
doctor visit	111
hospital care	627
inpatient care	627
transplant procedures	21
urologic procedures	21

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD treated as a general surgeon in Richardson, TX during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	22
doctor visit	135
hospital care	225
inpatient care	225
transplant procedures	22
urologic procedures	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD treated as a general surgeon in Richardson, TX during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
doctor visit	79
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128
transplant procedures	15
urologic procedures	15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	59
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD treated as a general surgeon in Richardson, TX during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	75
hospital care	52
inpatient care	52
transplant procedures	12
urologic procedures	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	59
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD treated as a general surgeon in Richardson, TX during 2019 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, tissue transfer and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	15
doctor visit	43
plastic surgery procedures	27
reconstructive surgery	27
tissue transfer	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD treated as a general surgeon in Richardson, TX during 2020 were reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures, tissue transfer and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
doctor visit	33
plastic surgery procedures	44
reconstructive surgery	44
tissue transfer	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	48
Dementia	13
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	68

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	46

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	19
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD treated as a general surgeon in Richardson, TX during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	55
inpatient care	55

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD treated as a general surgeon in Richardson, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

abdominal imaging	14
abdominal surgery	16
doctor visit	96
hospital care	212
inpatient care	212
plastic surgery procedures	35
reconstructive surgery	35
tissue transfer	35
transplant procedures	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
urologic procedures	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	42
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	4
85 and over	0
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	27

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	9
Dementia	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Methodist Health System

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$133,822 NEUWAVE Flex Microwave Ablation System $12,249	EVARREST $10,594	CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM $8,560	HARMONIC Product Family $8,259	ENSEAL Product Family $7,909	Other $86,251
Davol Inc.	$80,768 PHASIX $9,992	XENMATRIX $9,020	Phasix Mesh $2,494	SURGICAL $1,899	DAV-VENTRALIGHT $1,595	Other $55,768
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$77,769 ASTAGRAF XL $65,042	Prograf $173	Astagraf $66	MYCAMINE $40	AmBisome $21	Other $12,427
Ethicon Inc.	$36,140 EVICEL $4,041	EVARREST $3,900	ECHELON FLEX Stapler $2,275	HARMONIC Product Family $133	$25,791
Ethicon US, LLC	$28,932 Other/NA $6,188	EVARREST $1,457	Endoscopy: Endocutters $1,328	Mega Vac $375	VISTASEAL $313	Other $19,271
Other	$125,987 Valcyte $16,800	ZORTRESS $14,111	BioSurgery - TACHOSIL $7,124	HARMONIC Product Family $7,030	Hemoblast $6,896	Other $74,026

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$191,963
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$104,265
Travel and Lodging	$89,620
Honoraria	$58,079
Food and Beverage	$22,983
Other	$16,509

Research Payments

Dr. Joseph F. Buell, MD has received 10 research payments totaling $35,143.

Biography

Dr. Joseph Buell's areas of specialization are general surgery, surgical oncology (cancer surgery), and transplant surgery. His areas of expertise include hepatobiliary surgery. Dr. Buell is professionally affiliated with Methodist Health System. He attended medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.