Frank A. Bucci, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Wilkes Barre, PA
Frank A. Bucci, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1366425704, issued on Nov 21, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD046074L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank A. Bucci
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD046074L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 158 Wilkes Barre Township Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
- Phone
- (570) 825-5949
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (570) 825-2645
- Medicaid ID
- 0012704590003 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101202001211); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 158 Wilkes Barre Township Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Frank A. Bucci in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD046074LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,465 Medicare Part D claims for 558 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate762 claims
- Ofloxacin734 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine640 claims
- Latanoprost97 claims
- Timolol Maleate42 claims
- Simbrinza24 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $63,238.91
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Bucci Cataract And Laser Vision InstituteWilkes Barre, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frank A. Bucci among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Frank A. Bucci, MD is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,088 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Wilkes Barre → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mouhammed Abuattieh, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187021790931186
- David Carl, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021609841535
- Daniel Upton, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021598080723
- Anthony Andrews, MDKingston, PA 187041457348781
- Michael Fasano, DOKingston, PA 187041548827918
- Erik Kruger, MDKingston, PA 187041104886332
- Daniel Lutz, M.D.Kingston, PA 187041386846251
- Radu Pacurariu, MDForty Fort, PA 187041457314833
Common questions
What is Frank A. Bucci, MD's NPI number?
Frank A. Bucci, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366425704, issued on Nov 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank A. Bucci, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 158 Wilkes Barre Township Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18702. Phone: (570) 825-5949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank A. Bucci, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD046074L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Frank A. Bucci, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank A. Bucci, MD had 2,465 Medicare Part D claims for 558 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Frank A. Bucci, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.