Melissa Marie Buckner, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Bluefield, VA
Melissa Marie Buckner, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bluefield, Virginia, and NPI 1992224364, issued on Sep 16, 2017. Check the license (Virginia 0024175588, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Marie Buckner
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 0024175588 VA
APRN81104-FNP-BC WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 S College Ave, Bluefield, VA 24605
- Phone
- (276) 326-3376
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Fax
- (276) 326-3046
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180124002472); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 725 S College Ave
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Verify Melissa Marie Buckner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0024175588Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,530 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole405 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate229 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide181 claims
- Hydrocortisone96 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate95 claims
- Ammonium Lactate73 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): 56.5 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: $1,148.82
51 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Derm One PLLCPrinceton, WV
- Integrated Dermatology OF Bluefield PLLCBeckley, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Marie Buckner among 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia
Melissa Marie Buckner, FNP-BC is one of 6,474 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Virginia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 43% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2019 among the 3,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Bluefield
They are 10 of the 150 NPPES records with a practice address in Bluefield, and 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Marie Buckner, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Melissa Marie Buckner, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992224364, issued on Sep 16, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Marie Buckner, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 S College Ave, Bluefield, VA, 24605. Phone: (276) 326-3376. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Marie Buckner, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0024175588, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Marie Buckner, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Marie Buckner, FNP-BC had 1,530 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Marie Buckner, FNP-BC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 56.5 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.