Lynn Randolph Buckner, MD
Surgery Physician · Decatur, AL
Lynn Randolph Buckner, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1386694263, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00016036, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lynn Randolph Buckner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 00016036 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1405 7TH Street SE, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 355-6414
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 355-6646
- Medicaid ID
- 000025530 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110118000300); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1405 7TH Street SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Suggs, MDSurgery Physician1780670752
Verify Lynn Randolph Buckner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00016036Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
260 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen66 claims
- Promethazine Hcl40 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl20 claims
- Cephalexin15 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate15 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim15 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): 79.8 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: $653.65
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mimedx Group, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Surgical Associates OF N AlabamaDecatur, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lynn Randolph Buckner among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Lynn Randolph Buckner, MD is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 445 in Alabama → Every provider in Decatur → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Chandler, MDDecatur, AL 356011386601938
- Matthew Figh, M.D.Decatur, AL 356011366686107
- Rodney Harney, M.D.Decatur, AL 356011225328032
- Hugh Nabers, MDDecatur, AL 356011699834184
- Jason Seale, M.D.Decatur, AL 356011275785180
- William Suggs, MDDecatur, AL 356011780670752
- Robert Walker, MDDecatur, AL 356011457318016
- Glenn Ward, MDDecatur, AL 356011699726968
Common questions
What is Lynn Randolph Buckner, MD's NPI number?
Lynn Randolph Buckner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386694263, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lynn Randolph Buckner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1405 7TH Street SE, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 355-6414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lynn Randolph Buckner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00016036, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lynn Randolph Buckner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lynn Randolph Buckner, MD had 260 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lynn Randolph Buckner, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.8 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.