Joy B. Bucher, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Seattle, WA
Joy B. Bucher, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1265514822, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD60022515, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joy B. Bucher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD60022515 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 9TH Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- Phone
- (206) 583-2299
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1265514822 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100104000152); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joy B. Bucher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60022515Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,856 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 98 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium453 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate275 claims
- Losartan Potassium225 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium190 claims
- Lisinopril106 claims
- Omeprazole81 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.
4 hospitals and group practices
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joy B. Bucher among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington
Joy B. Bucher, MD is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207R00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
821 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Seattle
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Common questions
What is Joy B. Bucher, MD's NPI number?
Joy B. Bucher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265514822, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joy B. Bucher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 9TH Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101. Phone: (206) 583-2299. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joy B. Bucher, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60022515, 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 Joy B. Bucher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joy B. Bucher, MD had 3,856 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.
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.