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Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO

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(Albert Buch, DO - Southwoods Health - Primary Care)

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

225 E State Route 14 Suite 201
Columbiana, OH 44408

(234) 287-6533

Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO is a family medicine practitioner in Columbiana, OH specializing in family medicine. Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO is affiliated with Southwoods Primary Care.

Office Locations

225 E State Route 14 Suite 201
Columbiana, OH 44408

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

blood tests

In 2023, Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO had a list price for blood tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Ohio. 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

liver function tests

In 2023, Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO had a list price for liver function tests (LFTs) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Ohio. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

impacted ear wax removal

lab tests

By Affordability:

coagulation tests

lab tests

prothrombin time test

urinalysis

urine tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Ohio, Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO performed more impacted ear wax removal, and lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for coagulation (blood clotting) tests, lab tests, prothrombin time (PT) test, urinalysis, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbiana, OH during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	20
diabetes management	17
doctor visit	1951
ear procedures	54
lab tests	360
preventive care	166
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	47
skin procedures	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
vaccines	151

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbiana, OH during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1767
ear procedures	45
lab tests	338
musculoskeletal imaging	11
preventive care	203
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
skin procedures	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
vaccines	159
X-rays	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	251

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	56
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbiana, OH during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1872
ear procedures	39
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
lab tests	304
preventive care	171
pulmonary testing	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	23
vaccines	147
X-rays	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	507
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	63
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbiana, OH during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO for Medicare patients.

chronic care	49
doctor visit	1633
ear procedures	31
lab tests	266
preventive care	103
vaccines	103

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	846
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	110
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbiana, OH during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO for Medicare patients.

chronic care	49
doctor visit	1655
ear procedures	24
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
lab tests	250
preventive care	148
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
vaccines	134

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	431
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	48
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbiana, OH during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1464
ear procedures	24
lab tests	184
preventive care	89
vaccines	89

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	42
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbiana, OH during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1389
ear procedures	27
injections	21
lab tests	188
pain management	21
preventive care	72
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
skin procedures	22
vaccines	72

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	204

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	44
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbiana, OH during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1219
ear procedures	39
lab tests	142
preventive care	71
vaccines	71

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	182

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	44
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbiana, OH during 2020 were lab tests, ear procedures, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	871
ear procedures	20
lab tests	120
preventive care	19
vaccines	19

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	145

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	31
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbiana, OH during 2021 were lab tests and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	925
ear procedures	15
lab tests	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	131

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	28
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	41
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbiana, OH during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	852
ear procedures	39
lab tests	83
preventive care	64
vaccines	64

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	178

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	39
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbiana, OH were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and chronic care.

cardiac procedures	20
chronic care	49
diabetes management	17
doctor visit	1418
ear procedures	32
hospital care	16
injections	21
inpatient care	16
lab tests	204
musculoskeletal imaging	11
pain management	21
preventive care	110
pulmonary testing	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
skin procedures	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
vaccines	100
X-rays	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	194
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	123
85 and over	45
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	172

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Ohio.

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Southwoods Primary Care

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO from all over the web to help you find the right in Columbiana, OH.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-01-15

I'm a 70 yo woman and I've been seeing Dr. Buch for years. He is thorough, amiable and professional. He is easy to talk with and listens with concern. He has always provided me with excellent care. I highly recommend him. The staff is excellent, too.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Albert Waldemar Buch, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie Inc.	$89 QULIPTA $65	UBRELVY $25
Abbott Laboratories	$74 CardioMEMS HF System $52	FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 $22
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$48 BREZTRI $33	$15
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$38 GEMTESA $38
Lilly USA, LLC	$35 MOUNJARO $35
Other	$64 ZAVZPRET $32	XARELTO $16	INTERSTIM $15

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$348

Biography

Dr. Albert Buch is a specialist in family medicine. He attended medical school at A.T. Still University, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He welcomes new patients at his office inColumbiana, OH as reported by Yext.