Frederick S. Buckner
Infectious Disease Physician · Seattle, WA
Frederick S. Buckner is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1497845358, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00029744, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frederick S. Buckner
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- MD00029744 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- University OF Washington Medical Ctr, Seattle, WA 98195
- Phone
- (206) 598-7600
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1497845358 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101019001579); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Frederick S. Buckner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00029744Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
84 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gentamicin Sulfate16 claims
- Azithromycin12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frederick S. Buckner among 263 infectious disease physician records in Washington
Frederick S. Buckner is one of 263 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Washington. 77% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2005 among the 175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Washington
There are 263 infectious disease physician records in Washington.
All 263 in Washington → Every provider in Seattle → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine JohnstonSeattle, WA 981951104928720
- John Lynch, MDSeattle, WA 981951962510057
- Samuel MillerSeattle, WA 981951306936265
- Warren Phipps, MDSeattle, WA 981951881708352
- Paul Pottinger, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951992892517
- Jayant RajanSeattle, WA 981951386759199
- Robert Rakita, MDSeattle, WA 981951073606331
- Lalita RamakrishnanSeattle, WA 981951356426175
Common questions
What is Frederick S. Buckner's NPI number?
Frederick S. Buckner's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497845358, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frederick S. Buckner located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at University OF Washington Medical Ctr, Seattle, WA, 98195. Phone: (206) 598-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frederick S. Buckner's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00029744, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Frederick S. Buckner prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frederick S. Buckner had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Frederick S. Buckner's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.