Cheryl D. Buck-Patterson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Atlanta, GA
Cheryl D. Buck-Patterson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1184738239, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 48761, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cheryl D. Buck-Patterson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 48761 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 875 Johnson Ferry RD NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
- Phone
- (404) 778-6100
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 8, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (404) 778-6160
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111229000681); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cheryl D. Buck-Patterson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 48761Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,465 Medicare Part D claims for 438 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium407 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate284 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium118 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide110 claims
- Lisinopril107 claims
- Losartan Potassium104 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Esop Rehabilitation LLCConyers, GA
- The Emory Clinic IncAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cheryl D. Buck-Patterson among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Cheryl D. Buck-Patterson, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 51% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
870 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Atlanta
They are 870 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Cheryl D. Buck-Patterson, MD's NPI number?
Cheryl D. Buck-Patterson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184738239, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cheryl D. Buck-Patterson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 875 Johnson Ferry RD NE, Atlanta, GA, 30342. Phone: (404) 778-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cheryl D. Buck-Patterson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 48761, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cheryl D. Buck-Patterson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cheryl D. Buck-Patterson, MD had 3,465 Medicare Part D claims for 438 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cheryl D. Buck-Patterson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 of 100. 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.