Derek S. Buck, MD DC
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Bluefield, VA
Derek S. Buck, MD DC is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Bluefield, Virginia, and NPI 1790951432, issued on May 2, 2008. Check the license (Virginia 0101251939, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek S. Buck
- Credential
- MD DC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 0101251939 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111E Sanders LN, Bluefield, VA 24605
- Phone
- (540) 552-7133
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (540) 552-7143
- Medicaid ID
- 182259001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210211002630); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek S. Buck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101251939Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
420 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 204 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen78 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl55 claims
- Gabapentin34 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl27 claims
- Pregabalin26 claims
- Tramadol Hcl26 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): 97.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,116.54
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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
- Monument Health Rapid City Hospital IncRapid City, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek S. Buck among 365 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Virginia
Derek S. Buck, MD DC is one of 365 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 65% 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 41% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 41% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2009 among the 196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Virginia
There are 365 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Virginia.
All 365 in Virginia → Every provider in Bluefield → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Dailey, M.D.Danville, VA 245411720308471
- Ralene Gray, LPTADanville, VA 245401720866908
- Mary Manuel, COTA/LBedford, VA 245231053878587
- Rene Ross, DPT, PTBedford, VA 245231932999414
- James Dunstan, M.D.Lynchburg, VA 245031750384137
- Andrea Stutesman, M.D.Lynchburg, VA 245031073789640
- James Stutesman, MDLynchburg, VA 245031295839363
- Stephen Despins, D.O.Lynchburg, VA 245021366974487
Common questions
What is Derek S. Buck, MD DC's NPI number?
Derek S. Buck, MD DC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790951432, issued on May 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek S. Buck, MD DC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111E Sanders LN, Bluefield, VA, 24605. Phone: (540) 552-7133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek S. Buck, MD DC's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101251939, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derek S. Buck, MD DC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek S. Buck, MD DC had 420 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Derek S. Buck, MD DC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.