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Dr. Robert William Buster, MD

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(15 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

University of California (1971)

1100 W STEWART DRIVE
ORANGE, CA 92868

(714) 633-9111

Dr. Robert William Buster, MD is an internist in ORANGE, CA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and geriatrics (elderly care). He graduated from University of California in 1971 and has 55 years of experience.

Office Locations

1100 W STEWART DRIVE
ORANGE, CA 92868

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In The News

“"What you see in Uruguay is that it's so much more difficult to be poor down there, much worse than here," said Dr. R. William Buster, a Santa Ana physician and Goodwill's board chairman in Orange...”—"Goodwill Salvages Lives in South America : Aid: A Santa Ana charitable group is sending to Uruguay the wheelchairs, crutches and other items that used to be sold for scrap or taken to landfills.", Los Angeles Times, September 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Buster, MD treated as an internist in ORANGE, CA during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines, nursing home care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	49
doctor visit	1189
nursing home care	62
preventive care	78
vaccines	78

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Buster, MD treated as an internist in ORANGE, CA during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines, blood draw and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	57
doctor visit	1144
preventive care	92
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
vaccines	92

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	92
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Buster, MD treated as an internist in ORANGE, CA during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	64
doctor visit	1161
ear procedures	12
nursing home care	14
preventive care	97
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	16
vaccines	97
X-rays	27

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	91
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Buster, MD treated as an internist in ORANGE, CA during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines, X-rays and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	50
doctor visit	1198
ear procedures	17
preventive care	161
spinal procedures	24
thoracic (chest) imaging	29
vaccines	161
X-rays	53

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	798
Black	0
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	358
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	192
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Buster, MD treated as an internist in ORANGE, CA during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	123
doctor visit	1212
ear procedures	28
musculoskeletal imaging	14
preventive care	134
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
skin procedures	11
spinal procedures	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	23
vaccines	134
X-rays	53

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	95
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Buster, MD treated as an internist in ORANGE, CA during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	78
doctor visit	1239
ear procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	16
preventive care	154
spinal procedures	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	25
vaccines	154
X-rays	58

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	94
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Buster, MD treated as an internist in ORANGE, CA during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines, X-rays and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	45
breast procedures	15
doctor visit	1331
ear procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	18
preventive care	171
spinal procedures	15
vaccines	156
women's imaging	15
X-rays	48

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	0
Hispanic	47
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	88
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Buster, MD treated as an internist in ORANGE, CA during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	90
breast procedures	13
doctor visit	1370
ear procedures	20
musculoskeletal imaging	19
preventive care	159
spinal procedures	13
vaccines	146
women's imaging	13
X-rays	45

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	418
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	90
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Buster, MD treated as an internist in ORANGE, CA during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	46
breast procedures	14
doctor visit	915
preventive care	115
spinal procedures	12
vaccines	101
women's imaging	14
X-rays	26

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	75
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Buster, MD treated as an internist in ORANGE, CA during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	11
doctor visit	720
preventive care	15
vaccines	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	68
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert William Buster, MD treated as an internist in ORANGE, CA were preventive care, vaccines, blood draw and X-rays.

blood draw	61
breast procedures	14
doctor visit	1147
ear procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	16
nursing home care	38
preventive care	117
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
spinal procedures	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	23
vaccines	113
women's imaging	14
X-rays	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	377
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	36
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	146
85 and over	88
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	176

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Buster, MD From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	11
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Robert William Buster, MD graduated from University of California in 1971. He completed residency at Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California (1971)

Residency: Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert William Buster, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 15 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert William Buster, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in ORANGE, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$4,020 FARXIGA $1,933	BYDUREON $445	SYMBICORT $428	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $339	BYDUREON WEEKLY $167	Other $707
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$2,779 INVOKANA $1,455	XARELTO $1,308	$15
Amgen Inc.	$2,634 Repatha $1,321	Prolia $833	Otezla $240	EVENITY $121	Aimovig $120
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$2,116 JARDIANCE $590	OFEV $341	Spiriva $232	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $211	TRADJENTA $152	Other $590
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,720 BREO $471	ANORO $304	NUCALA $296	TANZEUM $228	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $160	Other $259
Other	$14,834 Vascepa $770	TOUJEO $642	ENTRESTO $501	Synthroid $482	Myrbetriq $437	Other $12,002

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$27,853
Education	$238
Consulting Fee	$12

Biography

Dr. R. Buster works as a geriatrics (elderly care). He is rated highly by his patients. Dr. Buster graduated from the University of California and then he performed his residency at Orange County Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. His practice in Orange, CA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.