NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christy Ann Buchko, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Huntington, WV

Christy Ann Buchko, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Huntington, West Virginia, and NPI 1659661577, issued on Apr 12, 2011. Check the license (West Virginia 2624, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659661577
Name
Christy Ann Buchko
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
2624 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1540 Spring Valley Drive Hershel 'Woody' Williams VA ME, Huntington, WV 25704
Phone
(304) 429-6741
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2011
Record last updated
Aug 7, 2025
Fax
(304) 429-0262
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 1540 Spring Valley Drive Hershel 'Woody' Williams VA ME

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Amy Chase, F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1508112996
  2. Willie Lawson, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1134114044
  3. Stephanie Richardson, A.P.R.N.Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1376297481

Verify Christy Ann Buchko in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

9,671 Medicare Part D claims for 491 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 349 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christy Buchko9,671
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium444 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium398 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate309 claims
  4. Omeprazole244 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium240 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate238 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): 90.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score67.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $44.13

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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. Christy Buchko$44.13
  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.

Christy Ann Buchko among 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia

Christy Ann Buchko, D.O. is one of 1,122 family medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

107 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Huntington

They are 107 of the 6,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntington, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tamra Aman, D.O.Huntington, WV 257041003896994
  2. James Bailey, D.O.Huntington, WV 257041821381245
  3. Christopher Branam, M.D.Huntington, WV 257041972557932
  4. Sandra Gutierrez, M.D.Huntington, WV 257041912908187
  5. Sandra Joseph, M.D.Huntington, WV 257041457462137
  6. Ronald Lemaster, D.O.Huntington, WV 257041811280233
  7. Leigh Levine, DOHuntington, WV 257041639189756
  8. Maria Nash, MDHuntington, WV 257041881956506

Common questions

What is Christy Ann Buchko, D.O.'s NPI number?

Christy Ann Buchko, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659661577, issued on Apr 12, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christy Ann Buchko, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1540 Spring Valley Drive Hershel 'Woody' Williams VA ME, Huntington, WV, 25704. Phone: (304) 429-6741. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christy Ann Buchko, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 2624, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christy Ann Buchko, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christy Ann Buchko, D.O. had 9,671 Medicare Part D claims for 491 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christy Ann Buchko, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 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.

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