Melvin J. Buck, CRNP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Lancaster, PA
Melvin J. Buck, CRNP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1629195003, issued on Mar 23, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP009214, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin J. Buck
- Credential
- CRNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License numbers
- SP009214 PA
RN504151L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 217 Harrisburg Ave, Lancaster, PA 17603
- Phone
- (717) 544-8300
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (717) 544-8265
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090807000333); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 217 Harrisburg Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melvin J. Buck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP009214Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
380 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate91 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl74 claims
- Eliquis53 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate29 claims
- Cephalexin14 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $85.23
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 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
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melvin J. Buck among 1,283 acute care nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania
Melvin J. Buck, CRNP is one of 1,283 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 8% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2019 among the 841 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,283 acute care nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,283 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Lancaster → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kimberly Andersen, CRNPLancaster, PA 176031023091394
- Allison Koob, CRNPLancaster, PA 176031831866169
- Kristi Pokrywa, CRNPLancaster, PA 176031811850787
- Wasihun Shiferaw, CRNPLancaster, PA 176031710642624
- Tiffany Wisdom-GoulbourneLancaster, PA 176031942041553
- Douglas Agard, CRNPLancaster, PA 176021205308400
- Alexa AxmacherLancaster, PA 176021063280162
- Amy BurrLancaster, PA 176021932872454
Common questions
What is Melvin J. Buck, CRNP's NPI number?
Melvin J. Buck, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629195003, issued on Mar 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin J. Buck, CRNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 217 Harrisburg Ave, Lancaster, PA, 17603. Phone: (717) 544-8300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin J. Buck, CRNP's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP009214, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melvin J. Buck, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin J. Buck, CRNP had 380 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.