Laurie Buccinna Small, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Wesley Chapel, FL
Laurie Buccinna Small, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Wesley Chapel, Florida, and NPI 1528253952, issued on Sep 10, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME105403, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laurie Buccinna Small
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- ME105403 FL
TRN11076 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 27348 Cashford Cir, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544
- Phone
- (813) 994-7000
- Enumerated
- Sep 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120919000473); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 27348 Cashford Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gretta Fridman, MDOphthalmology Physician1699964726
Verify Laurie Buccinna Small in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME105403Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
346 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin73 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate49 claims
- Latanoprost26 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate22 claims
- Restasis16 claims
- Timolol Maleate15 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): 82.8 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: $341.04
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- New Tampa Eye Institute LLCWesley Chapel, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laurie Buccinna Small among 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida
Laurie Buccinna Small, M.D. is one of 1,581 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 59% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 1999 among the 1,039 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Evan Dunn, M.DWesley Chapel, FL 335441972879484
- Gretta Fridman, MDWesley Chapel, FL 335441699964726
- Alexander Schneider, MDWesley Chapel, FL 335441831583046
- Dana Schneider, MDWesley Chapel, FL 335441760914147
- Ahmad Tarabishy, MDWesley Chapel, FL 335441770629933
- Alfred White, M.D.Wesley Chapel, FL 335441952627796
- Joseph Faust, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421376762047
- Jonathan Kaufman, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421578896155
Common questions
What is Laurie Buccinna Small, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laurie Buccinna Small, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528253952, issued on Sep 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laurie Buccinna Small, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 27348 Cashford Cir, Wesley Chapel, FL, 33544. Phone: (813) 994-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laurie Buccinna Small, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME105403, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laurie Buccinna Small, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laurie Buccinna Small, M.D. had 346 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laurie Buccinna Small, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.8 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.