NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Fred Buckner, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY

Optometrist · Franklin, KY

James Fred Buckner, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY is an optometrist with a practice address in Franklin, Kentucky, and NPI 1184771545, issued on Jan 5, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 1148 DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184771545
Name
James Fred Buckner
Credential
DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1148 DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1300 Bluegrass RD, Franklin, KY 42134
Phone
(270) 586-3937
Enumerated
Jan 5, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 13, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(270) 586-7371
Medicaid ID
77011484 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040817000210); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 1985
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. KY Doctors OF Optometry, PLLCBowling Green, KY

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

James Fred Buckner among 803 optometrist records in Kentucky

James Fred Buckner, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY is one of 803 optometrist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2007, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2009 among the 593 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 optometrist records list a practice address in Franklin

They are 4 of the 144 NPPES records with a practice address in Franklin, and 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.

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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Compton, ODFranklin, KY 421341699774596
  2. Lee Compton, O.D.Franklin, KY 421341184178154
  3. Justin Wilkins, O.D.Franklin, KY 421341386805273
  4. Robert Whitlow, O.D.Edmonton, KY 421291265438956
  5. Cheryl Whitlow, O.D.Edmonton, KY 421291992701635
  6. Terry Durham, OD PSCGlasgow, KY 421411720151756
  7. Jamison Heffron, ODGlasgow, KY 421411760480297
  8. Jarrod Mayhew, O.D.Glasgow, KY 421411730395187

Common questions

What is James Fred Buckner, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY's NPI number?

James Fred Buckner, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184771545, issued on Jan 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Fred Buckner, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Bluegrass RD, Franklin, KY, 42134. Phone: (270) 586-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Fred Buckner, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1148 DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.