Charles Vance Buckmaster, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Foley, AL
Charles Vance Buckmaster, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Foley, Alabama, and NPI 1194711382, issued on Sep 22, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 00020768, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Vance Buckmaster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 00020768 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8158 State Highway 59, Foley, AL 36535
- Phone
- (251) 955-1600
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2024
- Fax
- (251) 955-1602
- Medicaid IDs
- 170120 AL
00032604 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060209000428); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Vance Buckmaster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00020768Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
4,270 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 1,062 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen392 claims
- Gabapentin328 claims
- Clonazepam279 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen270 claims
- Pregabalin234 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone228 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: $276.81
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Charles Vance Buckmaster among 131 general practice physician records in Alabama
Charles Vance Buckmaster, M.D. is one of 131 general practice physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 52% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 52% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 28% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2001 among the 37 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in Alabama
There are 131 general practice physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Pease, M.D.Foley, AL 365351609192715
- Gale Koewing, M.D.Fairhope, AL 365321912161696
- Gregory Funk, D.O.Gulf Shores, AL 365421881682284
- Oscar Lopez, M.D.Saraland, AL 365711508084153
- Stephen Chromiak, MDMobile, AL 366031124085048
- Kevin Diel, MDOpp, AL 364671316938079
- Mark Pita, M.D.Mobile, AL 366031871767145
- Lloyd Clements, MD PHDMobile, AL 366041063498533
Common questions
What is Charles Vance Buckmaster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles Vance Buckmaster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194711382, issued on Sep 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Vance Buckmaster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8158 State Highway 59, Foley, AL, 36535. Phone: (251) 955-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Vance Buckmaster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00020768, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles Vance Buckmaster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Vance Buckmaster, M.D. had 4,270 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.