Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Derek Buck, MD DC

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Bluefield, VA

Derek Buck, MD DC is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Bluefield, Virginia, and NPI 1790951432, issued on May 2, 2008. Check the license (Virginia 0101251939, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1790951432
Name
Derek Buck
Credential
MD DC
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
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
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
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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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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

420 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 488 among the 106,422 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 204 claims were for opioids.

  1. Derek Buck420
  2. Specialty average488

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen78 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl55 claims
  3. Gabapentin34 claims
  4. Tizanidine Hcl27 claims
  5. Pregabalin26 claims
  6. 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  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: $1,116.54

32 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 42,769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,210.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Derek Buck$1,116.54
  2. Specialty average$1,210.19

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Monument Health Rapid City Hospital IncRapid City, SD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

1 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a Bluefield practice address

They are 1 of the 150 NPPES records with a Bluefield practice address, and 6,946 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Virginia.

Other student in an organized health care education/training program records in Virginia

  1. Laura AasenLynchburg, VA1992640304
  2. Cynthia Abad, MDWoodbridge, VA1700727526
  3. Danielle AbadirVirginia Beach, VA1306778519
  4. Georgina Abah, MDFishersville, VA1114860400
  5. Anna AbateCharlottesville, VA1760059323
  6. Hatoon AbbasArlington, VA1891226270
  7. Nitasha Abbas, DOFredericksburg, VA1417759234
  8. Tahleel AbbasWoodbridge, VA1134066970
  9. Naser Abdelhadi, MDGlen Allen, VA1326530999
  10. Amal Abdellatif, M.D.Richmond, VA1780559559

Common questions

What is Derek Buck, MD DC's NPI number?

Derek 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 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 Buck, MD DC's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101251939, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Derek Buck, MD DC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Derek Buck, MD DC had 420 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 488. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Derek Buck, MD DC's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.