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Dr. David M. Holmes, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Vermont College of Medicine

Professional interests include: global health, mental health issues, addictions, and more.

462 Grider Street 9th Floor - Addiction Medicine
Buffalo, NY 14215

(716) 898-3198

Dr. David M. Holmes, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Buffalo, NY specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine. Dr. David M. Holmes, MD is affiliated with University at Buffalo - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Kaleida Health and UBMD Physicians' Group.

Office Locations

Kaleida Health

462 Grider Street 9th Floor - Addiction Medicine
Buffalo, NY 14215

(716) 898-3198

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Some issues Dr. David M. Holmes, MD can help you with:

Addictions

Addictions are chronic diseases of compulsive or uncontrollable behavior which may have adverse health effects. Addictions can include substance abuse (such as the abuse of opioids, alcohol, or prescription drugs) and certain non-drug related behaviors, such as gambling or video games. People with addictions may experience an uncontrollable urge to use substances or perform certain activities, although these behaviors may be harmful to themselves and others.

Those suffering with a substance abuse addiction are often unable to cease their behavior without some form of medical intervention. Studies have found that repeat use of certain drugs can figuratively rewire the brain, resulting in alterations to neural pathways associated with dopamine. This means that repeat drug users may become reliant on consuming the substance in order to function. For example, those with alcohol addiction ("alcoholism") become physically dependent on alcohol and may experience extreme withdrawal symptoms when avoiding alcohol entirely; in rare cases, medically unsupervised withdrawal can lead to death.

Behavioral addictions are similar to substance abuse addictions; however, people with behavioral addictions are addicted to a behavior or emotion associated with certain behaviors, as opposed to drugs. In addition to gambling, common behavioral addictions include food, video games, social media, shopping, and pornography addictions. When performing the activity, people experience euphoria (a rush of dopamine) that slowly lessens over time, meaning they build a tolerance and dependency on a behavior. For example, people who are addicted to shopping may need to purchase more items or spend more money to feel the same rush that once fueled their addiction.

Addictions can be assessed through a variety of means such as diagnostic screening, abuse assessment, or psychiatric evaluation. Treatment can help patients recover from their addictions and manage mental and physical health conditions related to their addiction. People with addictions may be treated in rehabilitative treatment facilities, hospitals, and other clinical settings.

Addiction treatment for substance abuse may include:

Detoxification (withdrawal from an addictive substance)
Pharmacotherapy (prescription medications), such as buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone), disulfiram, and naltrexone to ease withdrawal symptoms
Overdose treatment, such as the administration of naloxone (also known as Narcan)

Addiction treatments for both substance abuse and behavioral addictions may include:

Addiction therapy and psychiatric care, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Prescription medicine for co-occurring psychiatric disorders
Twelve-step programs and support groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Food Addicts Anonymous (FA)

Addiction treatment has expanded to include care for patient substance abuse in non-clinical settings. A number of community programs now provide at-risk substance users a safe place or means to use drugs and mobile doctor's services for drug-associated illnesses and injuries. Behavioral addictions are also gaining increased attention as researchers and mental health professionals seek to better understand and treat them. For example, some researchers are assessing the connections between video game addiction and childhood risk factors. More and more, mental health experts are recognizing the importance of meeting people with addictions where they are at, using more advanced treatments. Addiction treatment is intended to care for people with addictions with compassion and respect.

Mental Health Issues

Mental health issues, also referred to as mental health disorders or mental health illnesses, are a wide variety of conditions that impact behavior, emotion, and cognition. There are many different forms of mental health issues, some of which are acute (short-term), while others are chronic. Common mental health issues include:

Anxiety disorders, such as obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, and phobias
Mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorder
Eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia
Personality disorders, such as borderline and narcissistic personality disorders
Grief and trauma, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Impulse control and addiction disorders
Psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

No single cause of mental health issues exists. Multiple factors may increase one's risk for developing mental health issues, including but not limited to:

Genetic history
Chemical imbalances in the brain
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Substance use
Exposure to viruses, chemicals, or other substances in the womb
Adverse life experiences, such as childhood trauma or recurring stress
Isolation and poor living conditions

Mental health issues are typically diagnosed by a provider like a psychiatrist or a psychologist. These issues are diagnosed through psychological evaluation and talk therapy.

Mental health therapy can be an effective tool in supporting people who are struggling with unwanted feelings, behaviors, or difficult circumstances in their lives. Many forms of therapy are available, including specialized therapies tailored to particular disorders. For many issues, therapists help patients manage their conditions through talk therapy. Other treatments can include medication or stays at a psychiatric facility. Mental health therapy can help people with mental health issues improve their mental and emotional wellbeing.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Holmes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Buffalo, NY during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	177
hospital care	181
inpatient care	181

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Holmes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Buffalo, NY during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	367
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	182
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	12
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	44
Dementia	9
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Holmes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Buffalo, NY during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	314
hospital care	177
inpatient care	177

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	160
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	12
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Holmes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Buffalo, NY during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	176
hospital care	156
inpatient care	156

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	252
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	242

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Holmes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Buffalo, NY during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	176
hospital care	202
inpatient care	202

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	126
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	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Holmes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Buffalo, NY during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	221
hospital care	139
inpatient care	139

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	115
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Holmes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Buffalo, NY during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	233
hospital care	197
inpatient care	197

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	34
Dementia	19
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Holmes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Buffalo, NY during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	192
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	70

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	38
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	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	55

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	43

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	50

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	37
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	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David M. Holmes, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Buffalo, NY were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	184
hospital care	153
inpatient care	153

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	102
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	30
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	5
85 and over	2
Less than 65	97
65 to 74	42

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Holmes, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	7
Cancer	3

Education & Training

Dr. David M. Holmes, MD graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine. He completed residency at SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine

Residency: SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals (1995)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David M. Holmes, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University at Buffalo - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Kaleida Health

UBMD Physicians' Group

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alkermes, Inc.	$150 $150
Abbott Laboratories	$143 Octrode $143
Indivior Inc.	$113 SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM $97	SUBLOCADE $15
Orexo US, Inc.	$44 Zubsolv $44
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$33 GARDASIL9 $33
Other	$65 ELIQUIS $25	XARELTO $15	Victoza $13	Evzio $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$373
Consulting Fee	$150
Education	$25

Biography

Dr. David Holmes' areas of specialization are family medicine and addiction medicine; he sees patients in Buffalo, NY. Dr. Holmes's areas of clinical interest consist of primary care, addictions, and substance use disorder. He is affiliated with Kaleida Health and UBMD Physicians' Group. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with SUNY, University at Buffalo, Dr. Holmes attended the University of Vermont College of Medicine for medical school. Dr. Holmes has received distinctions including Excellence in Precepting; Make A Difference Award; and Lion of Judah Award. According to UBMD Physicians' Group, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in.