Porscha Buck
Physician Assistant · Tehachapi, CA
Porscha Buck is a physician assistant with a practice address in Tehachapi, California, and NPI 1255790366, issued on Feb 17, 2016. Check the license (California PA63277, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Porscha Buck
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- PA63277 CA
PA10516 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 707 W Valley Blvd, Tehachapi, CA 93561
- Phone
- (661) 822-2530
- Enumerated
- Feb 17, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250428001516); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 707 W Valley Blvd
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Verify Porscha Buck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA63277Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
3,211 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lantus Solostar208 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium200 claims
- Ozempic189 claims
- Mounjaro182 claims
- Trulicity163 claims
- Jardiance151 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 one group practice
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Porscha Buck among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Porscha Buck is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 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 2016, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Lewis, PA-CTehachapi, CA 935611275781981
- Karena Regan, P.A.Tehachapi, CA 935611588695480
- Giselle ValladaresRosamond, CA 935601033955471
- Joshua Broad, P.A.Ridgecrest, CA 935551134382013
- Jeffrey Chapman, PA-CRidgecrest, CA 935551396362422
- Jennifer Cordovi TiradoRidgecrest, CA 935551902489586
- Kelly Doty, PARidgecrest, CA 935551003867474
- Kayla Gomez, PARidgecrest, CA 935551548826290
Common questions
What is Porscha Buck's NPI number?
Porscha Buck's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255790366, issued on Feb 17, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Porscha Buck located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 707 W Valley Blvd, Tehachapi, CA, 93561. Phone: (661) 822-2530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Porscha Buck's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA63277, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Porscha Buck prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Porscha Buck had 3,211 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.