Matthew Harold Bucher, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Frankfort, KY
Matthew Harold Bucher, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Frankfort, Kentucky, and NPI 1295939791, issued on Jun 11, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 41280, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Harold Bucher
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 41280 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Leawood Dr, Frankfort, KY 40601
- Phone
- (502) 223-0231
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 7100041910 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080717000463); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1001 Leawood Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chrystal Means, PAPhysician Assistant1497710180
Verify Matthew Harold Bucher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 41280Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
17,571 Medicare Part D claims for 886 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 595 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium775 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium638 claims
- Lisinopril490 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium473 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate460 claims
- Omeprazole445 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,255.89
78 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncLawrenceburg, KY
- Proactive Therapy, IncFrankfort, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Harold Bucher among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
Matthew Harold Bucher, M.D. is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% 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 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Frankfort
They are 13 of the 651 NPPES records with a practice address in Frankfort, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Matthew Harold Bucher, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew Harold Bucher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295939791, issued on Jun 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Harold Bucher, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Leawood Dr, Frankfort, KY, 40601. Phone: (502) 223-0231. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Harold Bucher, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 41280, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew Harold Bucher, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Harold Bucher, M.D. had 17,571 Medicare Part D claims for 886 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew Harold Bucher, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 of 100. 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.