Merima Bucaj, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Merima Bucaj, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1417245267, issued on Jul 14, 2011. Check the license (Arizona 007534, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merima Bucaj
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 007534 AZ
967 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 W Bethany Home RD # 200, Phoenix, AZ 85015
- Phone
- (602) 246-5525
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (602) 433-6686
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180417000728); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Merima Bucaj in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 007534Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
140 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril17 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- District Medical Group IncPhoenix, AZ
- Maricopa County Special Health Care DistrictPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merima Bucaj among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona
Merima Bucaj, D.O. is one of 3,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 1,775 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Merima Bucaj, D.O.'s NPI number?
Merima Bucaj, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417245267, issued on Jul 14, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merima Bucaj, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 W Bethany Home RD # 200, Phoenix, AZ, 85015. Phone: (602) 246-5525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merima Bucaj, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 007534, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Merima Bucaj, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merima Bucaj, D.O. had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.