Christopher Scott Buckles, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Saint Cloud, MN
Christopher Scott Buckles, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1790947901, issued on Jun 29, 2008. Check the license on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Scott Buckles
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2012012992 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4801 Veterans Dr, Saint Cloud, MN 56303
- Phone
- (320) 252-1670
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120618000711); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4801 Veterans Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Scott Buckles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical PracticeCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,140 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium87 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium81 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium57 claims
- Lisinopril54 claims
- Omeprazole48 claims
- Simvastatin35 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): 95.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $124.30
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mylan Specialty L.P. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Randy S. Buckles, DO, Family Health Care, LLCSaint Joseph, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Scott Buckles among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota
Christopher Scott Buckles, D.O. is one of 2,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 48% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 57% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Cloud
They are 47 of the 3,805 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Cloud, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Scott Buckles, D.O.'s NPI number?
Christopher Scott Buckles, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790947901, issued on Jun 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Scott Buckles, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4801 Veterans Dr, Saint Cloud, MN, 56303. Phone: (320) 252-1670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Scott Buckles, D.O.'s license?
Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Scott Buckles, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Scott Buckles, D.O. had 1,140 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Scott Buckles, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 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.