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Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology

100 W California Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91105

(626) 397-5000

Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD is an anesthesiologist in Pasadena, CA specializing in anesthesiology.

Office Locations

100 W California Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91105

(626) 397-5000

(626) 397-2912

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Pasadena, CA during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, catheterization and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	37
catheterization	21
minimally invasive procedures	37
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Pasadena, CA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, catheterization and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	44
catheterization	38
minimally invasive procedures	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	42
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	18
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Pasadena, CA during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, catheterization and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	27
catheterization	14
minimally invasive procedures	27
nerve block	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	40
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	24
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Pasadena, CA during 2016 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	15
nerve block	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	24
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	20
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	18
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Pasadena, CA during 2018 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	21
nerve block	21

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	15
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	46
Dementia	17
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Pasadena, CA during 2020 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	12
nerve block	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Pasadena, CA during 2021 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	12
nerve block	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	14
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Pasadena, CA were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, catheterization and ultrasound (sonogram).

cardiac procedures	36
catheterization	24
injections	15
minimally invasive procedures	36
nerve block	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD.

**Gender**
Female	87
Male	76

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	16
Non-Hispanic White	103
Hispanic	26
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	16
75 to 84	55
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	69

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	12
Cancer	20

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Mallinckrodt LLC	$284 OFIRMEV $284
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$143 BRIDION $143
Acacia Pharma Inc	$142 BARHEMSYS $126	Byfavo $16
Covidien LP	$40 Nellcor $40
Masimo Corporation	$36 Oximetry Monitoring $36
Other	$145 OFIRMEV $47	SURGICAL PAIN REGIONAL ANESTHESIA $28	Exparel $25	ENSITE PRECISION $19	DEFIBRILLATOR $15	Other $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$789

Biography

Dr. James Buese's medical specialty is anesthesiology. He attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Virgil Buese, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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