NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph M. Buck, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Portland, OR

Joseph M. Buck, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1205246386, issued on Apr 29, 2014. Check the license (Oregon PA173104, as entered in NPPES) with the Oregon 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
1205246386
Name
Joseph M. Buck
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA173104 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239
Phone
(360) 551-3692
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2014
Record last updated
Oct 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
500693967 OR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151103000752); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 2015
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 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road

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

  1. Kathryn Applin, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1174919708
  2. Katherine Barton, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1841633468
  3. Katherine Bensching, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1407823867
  4. Bryan BrockPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1265199657
  5. Aline Sonia Buist, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1730286501
  6. Kim Burchiel, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1891702726

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oregon board licenses this profession
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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): 93.6 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 score88.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%91.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Providence Health And Services OregonTigard, OR

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

Joseph M. Buck among 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon

Joseph M. Buck, PA-C is one of 2,094 physician assistant records with a practice address in Oregon. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 40% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 40% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 1,552 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physician Assistant providers in Oregon

There are 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emad Aboujaoude, PAPortland, OR 972391982619490
  2. Alan Albright, PA-CPortland, OR 972391669578845
  3. Kara Berent, PA-CPortland, OR 972391376564203
  4. Victoria Brownlow, PAPortland, OR 972391457366940
  5. James Ghormley, PA-CPortland, OR 972391497785075
  6. Terry Glickman, PAPortland, OR 972391295837821
  7. Laura Hanks, PA-C, ASSISTANT PROFPortland, OR 972391609881127
  8. Kenneth Ingram, PAPortland, OR 972391083620686

Common questions

What is Joseph M. Buck, PA-C's NPI number?

Joseph M. Buck, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205246386, issued on Apr 29, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph M. Buck, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR, 97239. Phone: (360) 551-3692. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph M. Buck, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number PA173104, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Joseph M. Buck, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.6 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.

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