NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John L. Buker, M.D.

MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician · Lexington, KY

John L. Buker, M.D. is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1457355174, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 30380, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457355174
Name
John L. Buker
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician 207ND0101X
License number
30380 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3475 Richmond RD, Lexington, KY 40509
Phone
(859) 296-4400
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 17, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(859) 296-4300
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3475 Richmond RD

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

  1. Sherri Baer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1467550855
  2. Dana Black, M.D.Dermatology Physician1033228069
  3. Patricia Buker, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1922004993
  4. Morgan Chambers, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1174757520
  5. Amanda Johnson, DMDDentist1295068823
  6. Danelle Owens, PA-CPhysician Assistant1124202825

Verify John L. Buker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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 score100.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $6,411.48

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,074 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,075.23 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Buker$6,411.48
  2. Specialty average$4,075.23

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

John L. Buker among 19 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in Kentucky

John L. Buker, M.D. is one of 19 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 95% 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, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 84% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ND0101X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky

There are 19 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maheera Farsi-Morgan, DOLexington, KY 405091366826059
  2. Carol Thompson, MDLexington, KY 405091316206584
  3. Samuel Pruden, MDLexington, KY 405131871593996
  4. Steven Eilers, M.D.Lexington, KY 405041306250790
  5. Tyler Marion, MDLexington, KY 405041417410853
  6. William Davey, M.D.Lexington, KY 405031497758866
  7. Michael Renzi, MDMt Sterling, KY 403531497272090
  8. Robert Zax, MDLouisville, KY 402061689659781

Common questions

What is John L. Buker, M.D.'s NPI number?

John L. Buker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457355174, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John L. Buker, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3475 Richmond RD, Lexington, KY, 40509. Phone: (859) 296-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John L. Buker, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 30380, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is John L. Buker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.