NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Wordy Buckner, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Oxnard, CA

John Wordy Buckner, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Oxnard, California, and NPI 1215294327, issued on Apr 13, 2012. Check the license (California 157401, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215294327
Name
John Wordy Buckner
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
157401 CA
2014021729 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 N Rose Ave, Oxnard, CA 93030
Phone
(805) 988-2500
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2012
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2022
Medicaid ID
1215294327 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181011000628); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 2012
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 1600 N Rose Ave

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

  1. Glen Abergel, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1093743924
  2. Waqas Aftab, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1043414220
  3. David Aguilar, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1568484921
  4. Michelle AmparoRegistered Nurse1386593994
  5. Melissa Arbar, DOAnesthesiology Physician1063875136
  6. Sulaiman Barkho, MDInternal Medicine Physician1710417209

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

191 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Buckner191
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt32 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
  3. Cephalexin17 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl13 claims
  5. Prednisone12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cep America - CaliforniaCamarillo, CA

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

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

Other emergency medicine physician records in California

  1. Cooper Aakhus, MDStanford, CA1194351007
  2. Pyra Aarden, MDMartinez, CA1417058199
  3. Neal Aaron, D.O.Encinitas, CA1114283520
  4. Eric AaserudeWalnut Creek, CA1811491194
  5. Nader Abas, MDBarstow, CA1346288305
  6. Michael Abbo, MDNovato, CA1205819042
  7. Daniel Abbott, MDFullerton, CA1518907864
  8. Paul-Andre Abboud, M.D.Oakland, CA1710065503
  9. Mostafa Abdel-Hamid, MDStanford, CA1457918740
  10. Ashraf Abdel-KerimChino, CA1396961538

Common questions

What is John Wordy Buckner, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Wordy Buckner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215294327, issued on Apr 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Wordy Buckner, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 N Rose Ave, Oxnard, CA, 93030. Phone: (805) 988-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Wordy Buckner, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 157401, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Wordy Buckner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Wordy Buckner, M.D. had 191 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Wordy Buckner, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.