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Dr. Ryan L. Buettner, MD

Urology (Urology Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
8
In the NPI registry since
2018
Medicare patients seen, 2024
55

Licensed in Illinois since 2023, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2018Medical school: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
  • 2018Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology Physician primary
    IL license 036.165177 (first issued 2023; active)

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Urology per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
55
Services billed
90
Patients’ average age
72

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Medicare prescriptions

Most prescribed drugs, Medicare Part D 2024
DrugPrescriptions
Tamsulosin Hcl
Other prescribers in Springfield, IL
19

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 5 companies reported 29 payments worth $2,926 in total to this clinician.

By company
Procept Biorobotics Corporation$2,027
Boston Scientific Corporation$339
Calyxo, Inc.$309
Teleflex LLC$136
Cook Medical LLC$114
By type
Food and Beverage$2,137
Travel and Lodging$789

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Mar 1, 2025Procept Biorobotics Corporation
Mar 1, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM · Urology · travel to Springfield, IL
$412
Feb 18, 2025Procept Biorobotics Corporation
Feb 18, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM · Urology · travel to Peoria, IL · in-kind
$286
Feb 28, 2025Procept Biorobotics Corporation
Feb 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM · Urology · travel to Springfield, IL
$45.54
Mar 2, 2025Procept Biorobotics Corporation
Mar 2, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM · Urology · travel to Springfield, IL
$45.54

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Illinois →

Other Urology clinicians in Springfield

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated July 19, 2023), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1467953208. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.