Dorothy J. Buckner, M.D.
Specialist · San Jose, CA
Dorothy J. Buckner, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1275681355, issued on Jan 8, 2007. Check the license (California G24510, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dorothy J. Buckner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- G24510 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2577 Samaritan Dr, San Jose, CA 95124
- Phone
- (408) 356-8150
- Enumerated
- Jan 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100928000099); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1969
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dorothy J. Buckner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license G24510Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
817 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin160 claims
- Ketoconazole124 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide115 claims
- Hydrocortisone61 claims
- Cephalexin55 claims
- Fluocinonide48 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: $338.83
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Dorothy J. Buckner among 5,749 specialist records in California
Dorothy J. Buckner, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1969 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in California
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Blumenfeld, M.D.San Jose, CA 951241235158254
- John Duggan, M.D., M.S.San Jose, CA 951241851313514
- Mark Eastham, M.D.San Jose, CA 951241881610376
- Jacklyn Egnor, CMT, NCMMTSan Jose, CA 951241831386242
- Mitra Emami, M.D.San Jose, CA 951241720145147
- Michael Gold, M.D.San Jose, CA 951241760414130
- David Hirschfeld, M.D.San Jose, CA 951241730111907
- Jeffrey Holmes, MD., JD., MBASan Jose, CA 951241376648030
Common questions
What is Dorothy J. Buckner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dorothy J. Buckner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275681355, issued on Jan 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dorothy J. Buckner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2577 Samaritan Dr, San Jose, CA, 95124. Phone: (408) 356-8150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dorothy J. Buckner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G24510, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dorothy J. Buckner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dorothy J. Buckner, M.D. had 817 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.