NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Buck

Internal Medicine Physician · Columbus, OH

Benjamin Buck is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1982068268, issued on Apr 12, 2016. Check the license (Ohio 57.028146, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982068268
Name
Benjamin Buck
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
57.028146 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
395 W 12TH Ave FL 3, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone
(614) 293-3989
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2016
Record last updated
Mar 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 395 W 12TH Ave FL 3

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Verify Benjamin Buck in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

163 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.

  1. Benjamin Buck163
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis21 claims
  2. Farxiga17 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate15 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate15 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium14 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $14,881.02

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Buck$14,881
  2. Specialty average$1,303

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

Benjamin Buck among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio

Benjamin Buck is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

580 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus

They are 580 of the 36,491 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Saaid Abdel-Ghani, M.D.Columbus, OH 432101598926529
  2. Emily Brawner, D.O.Columbus, OH 432101669699385
  3. Camilla Curren, MDColumbus, OH 432101275512303
  4. Brian Doyle, M.D.Columbus, OH 432101649474438
  5. Courtney Hebert, M.D.Columbus, OH 432101972790038
  6. James Lawlor, DOColumbus, OH 432101417984196
  7. Doris Lin, MDColumbus, OH 432101912924481
  8. Ian Myles, M.D.Columbus, OH 432101497979082

Common questions

What is Benjamin Buck's NPI number?

Benjamin Buck's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982068268, issued on Apr 12, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Buck located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 395 W 12TH Ave FL 3, Columbus, OH, 43210. Phone: (614) 293-3989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Buck's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 57.028146, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin Buck prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Buck had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.