NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elizabeth K. B. Buck, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Saranac Lake, NY

Elizabeth K. B. Buck, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Saranac Lake, New York, and NPI 1790759017, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (New York 199807, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790759017
Name
Elizabeth K. B. Buck
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
199807 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2249 State Route 86 Ste 3, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
Phone
(518) 891-3845
Enumerated
Feb 14, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 12, 2026
Fax
(518) 891-1236
Medicaid ID
01581346 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100317000084); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1991
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2249 State Route 86 Ste 3

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Anna Barker, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1104792126
  2. Timothy Caramore, MDFamily Medicine Physician1659505238
  3. Daniel Farrell, MDFamily Medicine Physician1609435007
  4. David Johnson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1699749721
  5. Yasmine King, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1760894844
  6. Emily Monaco, PA-CPhysician Assistant1255767752

Verify Elizabeth K. B. Buck in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,948 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 116 claims were for opioids.

  1. Elizabeth Buck5,948
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium417 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate257 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium250 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate209 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium208 claims
  6. Omeprazole176 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

  1. Hudson Headwaters Health NetworkWarrensburg, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Elizabeth K. B. Buck among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Elizabeth K. B. Buck, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Saranac Lake

They are 6 of the 286 NPPES records with a practice address in Saranac Lake, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Handler, MDSaranac Lake, NY 129831003803735
  2. David Johnson, MDSaranac Lake, NY 129831699749721
  3. Barry Kilbourne, MDSaranac Lake, NY 129831619977675
  4. Erin Ricci, MDSaranac Lake, NY 129831699238253
  5. Wilfredo Rosell, M.D.Saranac Lake, NY 129831780842674
  6. Carol Dimond, MDTupper Lake, NY 129861508904103
  7. Anjni Bhagat, MDMalone, NY 129531013019454
  8. George Davis, M.D.Malone, NY 129531255597142

Common questions

What is Elizabeth K. B. Buck, MD's NPI number?

Elizabeth K. B. Buck, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790759017, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elizabeth K. B. Buck, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2249 State Route 86 Ste 3, Saranac Lake, NY, 12983. Phone: (518) 891-3845. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elizabeth K. B. Buck, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 199807, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Elizabeth K. B. Buck, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Elizabeth K. B. Buck, MD had 5,948 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.