David Buckheister
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Gulfport, MS
David Buckheister is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1588212229, issued on Aug 27, 2019. Check the license (Mississippi 903451, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Buckheister
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- 903451 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 612 Liz Cir, Gulfport, MS 39503
- Phone
- (228) 617-0742
- Enumerated
- Aug 27, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200219002611); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Buckheister in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 903451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
699 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate54 claims
- Eliquis48 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium45 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate45 claims
- Furosemide32 claims
- Entresto29 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: $348.20
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Memorial Hospital AT GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
David Buckheister among 272 acute care nurse practitioner records in Mississippi
David Buckheister is one of 272 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 61% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 197 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Gulfport
They are 22 of the 2,030 NPPES records with a practice address in Gulfport, and 272 acute care nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
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The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Arocho, NPGulfport, MS 395031467952069
- Richard McMullan, NPGulfport, MS 395031033973359
- Amy Simpson-Waid, ACNPGulfport, MS 395031710209184
- John Smith, CRNPGulfport, MS 395031114021359
- Mary Speyrer, N.P.Gulfport, MS 395031659350700
- Michelle Taylor, ACNPGulfport, MS 395031023469244
- Jeffrey Tipton, NPGulfport, MS 395031316257116
- Tammy VincentGulfport, MS 395031295107357
Common questions
What is David Buckheister's NPI number?
David Buckheister's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588212229, issued on Aug 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Buckheister located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 612 Liz Cir, Gulfport, MS, 39503. Phone: (228) 617-0742. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Buckheister's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 903451, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Buckheister prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Buckheister had 699 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.