Laura Bucher, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Falls Church, VA
Laura Bucher, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Falls Church, Virginia, and NPI 1215579016, issued on Oct 13, 2019. Check the license (Virginia 0024178305, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Bucher
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 0024178305 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 S Maple Ave Ste 200, Falls Church, VA 22046
- Phone
- (703) 532-5436
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (703) 532-3232
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200406000612); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Bucher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0024178305Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
703 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate76 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium56 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium45 claims
- Lisinopril23 claims
- Trazodone Hcl22 claims
- Gabapentin21 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): 77.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $414.79
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Virginia Hospital Center Physician Group LLCArlington, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Bucher among 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia
Laura Bucher, APRN is one of 6,474 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Virginia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 55% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2019 among the 3,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
170 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Falls Church
They are 170 of the 3,991 NPPES records with a practice address in Falls Church, and 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Laura Bucher, APRN's NPI number?
Laura Bucher, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215579016, issued on Oct 13, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Bucher, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 S Maple Ave Ste 200, Falls Church, VA, 22046. Phone: (703) 532-5436. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Bucher, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0024178305, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Bucher, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Bucher, APRN had 703 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Bucher, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.4 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.