Laura Marcu Buck, D.O.
Neurology Physician · Pagosa Springs, CO
Laura Marcu Buck, D.O. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1255562005, issued on Jul 28, 2009. Check the license (Colorado DR.0063612, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Marcu Buck
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- DR.0063612 CO
A-2390-20 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 95 S Pagosa Blvd, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
- Phone
- (970) 731-3700
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2025
- Fax
- (970) 731-0511
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200917002524); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Marcu Buck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0063612Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl19 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa15 claims
- Gabapentin14 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): 82.5 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: $125.40
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- San Juan Regional Medical Center, Inc.Durango, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Marcu Buck among 396 neurology physician records in Colorado
Laura Marcu Buck, D.O. is one of 396 neurology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 52% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2010 among the 275 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 396 neurology physician records in Colorado.
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- Gary Cohen, MDPueblo, CO 810031992744163
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- James Fuller, M.D.Durango, CO 813011962738690
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Common questions
What is Laura Marcu Buck, D.O.'s NPI number?
Laura Marcu Buck, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255562005, issued on Jul 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Marcu Buck, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 95 S Pagosa Blvd, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147. Phone: (970) 731-3700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Marcu Buck, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0063612, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Marcu Buck, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Marcu Buck, D.O. had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Marcu Buck, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.5 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.