Donald T. Buckner, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Sylva, NC
Donald T. Buckner, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Sylva, North Carolina, and NPI 1184715377, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 36153, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald T. Buckner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 36153 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 44 Bonnie LN, Sylva, NC 28779
- Phone
- (828) 631-3973
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150924001373); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 44 Bonnie LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bianca Aufiero, LCSWClinical Social Worker1700348794
- Faith Bartholomew, LPCProfessional Counselor1518117894
- Debra Boone, LCMHC-AProfessional Counselor1386101046
- Briana Childers, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1164165866
- Londyn Conner, PA-C, CAQ-PSYCHPhysician Assistant1255469755
- Mary Cook, LCSWClinical Social Worker1942619994
Verify Donald T. Buckner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 36153Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,541 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Risperidone96 claims
- Trazodone Hcl84 claims
- Clonazepam83 claims
- Prazosin Hcl68 claims
- Sertraline Hcl64 claims
- Lorazepam59 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc.Waynesville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Donald T. Buckner, MD's NPI number?
Donald T. Buckner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184715377, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald T. Buckner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44 Bonnie LN, Sylva, NC, 28779. Phone: (828) 631-3973. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald T. Buckner, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 36153, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Donald T. Buckner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald T. Buckner, MD had 1,541 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.