NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Julia Renee Buchkina, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Iowa City, IA

Julia Renee Buchkina, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1790939288, issued on Nov 10, 2008. Check the license (Iowa 39262, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790939288
Name
Julia Renee Buchkina
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
39262 IA
R-8495 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1130 S Scott Blvd, Iowa City, IA 52240
Phone
(319) 339-7472
Enumerated
Nov 10, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(319) 688-2779
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120626000656); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College 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 1130 S Scott Blvd

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

  1. Marcia Akeson, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1326175654
  2. Meredith Fishbane Gordon, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1417165614
  3. Melanie Hamilt, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1386217800
  4. Barbara Happel, ARNPNurse Practitioner1538156971
  5. Rosemary Shy, MDPediatrics Physician1841238946
  6. Cheryl Vernon, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1962547919

Verify Julia Renee Buchkina in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

425 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.

  1. Julia Buchkina425
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Progesterone38 claims
  2. Neomycin Sulfate34 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium28 claims
  4. Nystatin25 claims
  5. Estradiol (Twice Weekly)20 claims
  6. Estradiol (Once Weekly)16 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Progressive Rehabilitation Associates LLCIowa City, IA

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

Julia Renee Buchkina among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa

Julia Renee Buchkina, M.D. is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 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 2008, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

156 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Iowa City

They are 156 of the 7,163 NPPES records with a practice address in Iowa City, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Burns, MDIowa City, IA 522401336219112
  2. Harriet Echternacht, MDIowa City, IA 522401497743298
  3. Eleanor Lavadie-Gomez, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522401538367925
  4. Cecilia Redmond-Norris, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522401972720274
  5. Sarah Thomas, MDIowa City, IA 522401225071772
  6. Cheryl Vernon, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522401962547919
  7. Mabra Abernathy, M.D.Coralville, IA 522411316922545
  8. Kirk Gieswein, MDCoralville, IA 522411215926571

Common questions

What is Julia Renee Buchkina, M.D.'s NPI number?

Julia Renee Buchkina, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790939288, issued on Nov 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Julia Renee Buchkina, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1130 S Scott Blvd, Iowa City, IA, 52240. Phone: (319) 339-7472. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Julia Renee Buchkina, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 39262, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Julia Renee Buchkina, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Julia Renee Buchkina, M.D. had 425 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.