Linda Joyce Buck, NP
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Newport Beach, CA
Linda Joyce Buck, NP is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1063818912, issued on Nov 5, 2014. Check the license (California 389637, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda Joyce Buck
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
- License number
- 389637 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1601 Avocado Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Phone
- (949) 763-2204
- Enumerated
- Nov 5, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 536-8036
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Linda Joyce Buck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 389637Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024
75 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Xarelto11 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): 99.1 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: $25,390.77
65 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 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.
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Common questions
What is Linda Joyce Buck, NP's NPI number?
Linda Joyce Buck, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063818912, issued on Nov 5, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda Joyce Buck, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 Avocado Ave, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 763-2204. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda Joyce Buck, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 389637, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Linda Joyce Buck, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda Joyce Buck, NP had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Linda Joyce Buck, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.1 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.