Daniel Scott Buck, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Hermiston, OR
Daniel Scott Buck, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hermiston, Oregon, and NPI 1629307087, issued on Dec 15, 2009. Check the license (Oregon MD178143, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Scott Buck
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD178143 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 NW 11TH St Ste E37, Hermiston, OR 97838
- Phone
- (541) 567-5305
- Enumerated
- Dec 15, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2026
- Fax
- (541) 667-3831
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170321001178); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 600 NW 11TH St Ste E37
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Daniel Scott Buck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD178143Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
200 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass31 claims
- Azithromycin22 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro22 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Cephalexin13 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): 91.4 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: $16.98
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 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.
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
- Good Shepherd Health Care SystemHermiston, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Scott Buck among 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon
Daniel Scott Buck, M.D. is one of 2,847 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 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 2009, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2009 among the 1,671 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207Q00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hermiston
They are 23 of the 479 NPPES records with a practice address in Hermiston, and 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon.
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- Deo Fisher, M.D.Hermiston, OR 978381356423503
- Theodore Flaiz, M.D.Hermiston, OR 978381841372059
- Joseph Gifford, M.D.Hermiston, OR 978381952307183
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Common questions
What is Daniel Scott Buck, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel Scott Buck, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629307087, issued on Dec 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Scott Buck, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 NW 11TH St Ste E37, Hermiston, OR, 97838. Phone: (541) 567-5305. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Scott Buck, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD178143, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Daniel Scott Buck, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Scott Buck, M.D. had 200 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel Scott Buck, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.4 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.