Paul Edward Buckthal, MD
Neurology Physician · Sayre, PA
Paul Edward Buckthal, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Sayre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1609840271, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD014657E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Edward Buckthal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- MD014657E PA
152834-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Guthrie SQ, Sayre, PA 18840
- Phone
- (570) 888-5858
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 00365095 NY
0006857800001 PA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110113000993); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of Ny Upstate Medical University, 1970
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Edward Buckthal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD014657ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
389 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa42 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er40 claims
- Levetiracetam25 claims
- Carbamazepine21 claims
- Gabapentin18 claims
- Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe16 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): 82.9 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: $164.87
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Guthrie Medical Group PCSayre, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Edward Buckthal among 1,077 neurology physician records in Pennsylvania
Paul Edward Buckthal, MD is one of 1,077 neurology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1970 · median 2007 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,077 neurology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Han Koh, MDSayre, PA 188401720057326
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- Carlos Ynigo Lopez, M.D.Sayre, PA 188401366892507
- Abraham Ashkenazi, M.D.Doylestown, PA 189011881611176
- Yonglu Huang, M.D. PH.D.Doylestown, PA 189011861780926
- William Wiggins, M.D.Doylestown, PA 189011508864257
- Stephen Victor, MDErwinna, PA 189201366788473
- Irene Greenhouse, M.D.Jamison, PA 189291588811194
Common questions
What is Paul Edward Buckthal, MD's NPI number?
Paul Edward Buckthal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609840271, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Edward Buckthal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Guthrie SQ, Sayre, PA, 18840. Phone: (570) 888-5858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Edward Buckthal, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD014657E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Edward Buckthal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Edward Buckthal, MD had 389 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Edward Buckthal, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.9 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.