NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ralph Stowell Buckley, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Mobile, AL

Ralph Stowell Buckley, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1043266281, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00025243, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043266281
Name
Ralph Stowell Buckley
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
00025243 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6701 Airport Blvd, Mobile, AL 36608
Phone
(251) 607-9797
Enumerated
May 26, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(251) 607-9761
Medicaid ID
01886869 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100513000004); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1990
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6701 Airport Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Chad Alford, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1114905429
  2. Leah Ambrose, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1386191740
  3. Jeremy Amps, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1093810574
  4. Romsel Ang, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1467537688
  5. Nicole Angel, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1457305229
  6. Cindalu Angelette, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1497748313

Verify Ralph Stowell Buckley in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

11,987 Medicare Part D claims for 1,959 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Ralph Buckley11,987
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate1,252 claims
  2. Eliquis1,036 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium819 claims
  4. Ezetimibe790 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium780 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate684 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): 74.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score64.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%90.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $143.45

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cleerly, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ralph Buckley$143.45
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Cardiology Associates OF Mobile IncFairhope, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ralph Stowell Buckley among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama

Ralph Stowell Buckley, MD is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% 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 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Brown, MDMobile, AL 366081982685640
  2. Luther Cave, MDMobile, AL 366081831142264
  3. Richard Chernick, MDMobile, AL 366081659310787
  4. Glenn Cochran, MDMobile, AL 366081477593663
  5. Jason Cole, MDMobile, AL 366081083666705
  6. Kendall Douglass, MDMobile, AL 366081316334634
  7. William Harvey, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081457889891
  8. Russell Kelly, MDMobile, AL 366081841219789

Common questions

What is Ralph Stowell Buckley, MD's NPI number?

Ralph Stowell Buckley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043266281, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ralph Stowell Buckley, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6701 Airport Blvd, Mobile, AL, 36608. Phone: (251) 607-9797. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ralph Stowell Buckley, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 00025243, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ralph Stowell Buckley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ralph Stowell Buckley, MD had 11,987 Medicare Part D claims for 1,959 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ralph Stowell Buckley, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.3 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.

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