NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anthony L. Buckles, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Natchez, MS

Anthony L. Buckles, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Natchez, Mississippi, and NPI 1528053212, issued on Sep 19, 2005. Check the license (Mississippi 20937, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528053212
Name
Anthony L. Buckles
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
20937 MS
036-106738 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
105 Northgate RD Ste D, Natchez, MS 39120
Phone
(769) 355-2052
Enumerated
Sep 19, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 10, 2022
Fax
(304) 803-3716
Medicaid ID
004230014 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100427000597); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1999
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,309 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 379 claims were for opioids.

  1. Anthony Buckles6,309
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen247 claims
  2. Gabapentin236 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium211 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate204 claims
  5. Glipizide Er197 claims
  6. Zolpidem Tartrate181 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%86.0
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $18.52

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Anthony Buckles$18.52
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Natchez

They are 7 of the 321 NPPES records with a practice address in Natchez, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.

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  4. Audie Adams, M.D.Senatobia, MS1811074511
  5. Dennis Adams, MDMendenhall, MS1033137658
  6. John Adams, MDPontotoc, MS1013026970
  7. Charles Adedara, MDJackson, MS1184085235
  8. Onaola AdedejiMeridian, MS1952155665
  9. Jerry Adkins, M.D.D Ilberville, MS1760426563
  10. Emmanuel Agbeti, M.DJackson, MS1124815352

Common questions

What is Anthony L. Buckles, MD's NPI number?

Anthony L. Buckles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528053212, issued on Sep 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anthony L. Buckles, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 Northgate RD Ste D, Natchez, MS, 39120. Phone: (769) 355-2052. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anthony L. Buckles, MD's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 20937, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Anthony L. Buckles, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Anthony L. Buckles, MD had 6,309 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Anthony L. Buckles, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 30.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.